Rather than deliver an understated farewell address from his desk in the Oval Office, President Obama went full rock concert before a crowd of thousands in Chicago. The choice of city was no surprise, but Obama might have mentioned something about Chicago having just wrapped up a year in which the city racked up 783 homicides, the most in 20 years.
As the president prepares to leave office, plenty are saying their own goodbyes to him, and on Tuesday, the Brady Campaign thanked the president for being a strong advocate against gun violence.
Join us in thanking one of our strongest advocates in the fight against #gunviolence – @POTUS –> https://t.co/4SaHoyT3w5 pic.twitter.com/b0FdqHDJIV
— Brady (@bradybuzz) January 17, 2017
Hilarious! He sure helped felons with gun charges to get out of jail.
Just stop.— WhatIsReal (@TheSixxth) January 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/LPMan59/status/821467214159237125
It feels good to know that Twitchy isn’t the only one who noticed that when President Obama began commuting prison sentences by the hundreds, a significant number of felons with firearms violations were among the “mostly nonviolent drug offenders” given a second chance. And look — 209 more were granted today alone.
BREAKING: White House announces 209 commutations & 64 pardons, including commutation of Chelsea Manning's sentence for US govt. data leak
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 17, 2017
Dana Loesch is another who took note of the president cutting prisoners’ sentences because he considers current drug penalties outdated and unfair … and if that convicted felon just happened to have a stolen handgun with an altered serial number in his possession, well, that’s beside the point. Funny how the many White House press releases touting the president’s commutations never, ever mention the gun violations.
The president who commuted the sentences of so many felons convicted of gun charges. Not ironic at all. https://t.co/mVgManCVfw
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/NoMoreSheepdog/status/821459003091849221
@Bradybuzz Don't forget all the great work done in Chicago; a real reflection of how gun control helps citizens.
— Shawn TH Livengood (@ThLivengood) January 17, 2017
@Bradybuzz @POTUS And how many pressers has Obama held in or about Chicago gun violence & murders there in past year?
— jn (@Newton_Heels) January 17, 2017
@Bradybuzz @POTUS Such a good job he did especially in his town of Chicago! Another failure on his resume. Good riddance
— Ben Carroll (@BenCarroll15) January 17, 2017
Update: Mark Knoller of CBS News says to expect even more commutations, likely at the very last minute Thursday.
At 1,385 commutations, Pres Obama has now granted more than any US pres in history. And more likely before he leaves office.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 17, 2017
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