A couple of weeks ago, at the dedication ceremony for his presidential library, Barack Obama made a speech in which he addressed the Founding Fathers. “In forming our union,” he said, “the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration’s promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.” Fortunately for us, however, “in drafting a Constitution and a Bill of Rights, they did have the foresight, the genius, to provide us with a framework that allows each generation to make our union more perfect.”
Needless to say, not everyone was thrilled with Obama’s comments. Conservatives on Twitter/X thought he had insulted or taken a “swipe” at the Founders. Fox News said that he had “knocked” them, noting the supposed irony of the statement coming “just days before America celebrates its 250th anniversary on the 4th of July.”
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