UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield: Congress' work in wake of Capitol riot 'shows that our democracy is resilient'

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US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Congress' work in the immediate wake of the US Capitol insurrection confirmed to her that American democracy had survived the January 6 attack.

Asked by CNN's Don Lemon how, as ambassador, she would calm allies' potential concerns over what happened that day, Thomas-Greenfield replied:"What they saw on that day was extraordinarily painful for all of us. But what they also saw on that day that made us extraordinarily proud is that ... after the riots ended, the Senate came back to their chambers and completed their business.

Read MoreThomas-Greenfield also addressed the Biden administration's decision not to directly sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the US intelligence community determined is responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite a campaign promise to punish senior Saudi leaders.

 

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You sure do love using the word “insurrection” when talking about January 6th.

Yeah, I also remember when someone made a speech behind a banner that said “mission accomplished” too.

The fact she is the ambassador to the UN proves the UN is a useless holdover from WW2.

American survived but Myanmar 🇲🇲 failed 😭 WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar SaveMyammar SaveMyanmarCitizens

If they have not yet removed the barbed wire from around the White House then you can tell that this government knows the people hate them

Now the mob and mob leader Donald J Trump can go out on stage again and spread all his fantasies and lies again. Stolen and false documents and pure election fraud? Is not the United States a state governed by the rule of law with the obligations that follow and

Lol

The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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$TCDA Buy meow Was no attack on the capitol Citizen reclaiming the commons Something cowardly lefties should take note of

For now. It’s still under attack. Look at what just went down at CPAC and the hundreds of proposed new voter suppression laws. Stay vigilant. Hydrate. Rest up. It’s gonna be a long effort.

If the GOP had held the last guy responsible for his actions we’d be better off. We still have a political party that has turned into a personality cult.

How can you call yourselves a news network?

There's still a long road to restore credibility on American democracy to the rest of the world

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