Thu Oct 28, 2021 – 9:56 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Former President Barack Obama is under fire for defending school boards and brushing off “fake outrage” amid a sexual assault scandal riling a Virginia county and making national headlines.
“We don’t have time to be wasted on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage, the right-wing media’s pedals to juice their ratings,” Obama said Saturday while campaigning for Democrat gubernatorial candidate and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
He added that school boards are “just trying to keep our kids safe.” “Instead of stoking anger aimed at school boards and administrators, who are just trying to keep our kids safe … we should be making it easier for teachers and schools to give our kids the world-class education they deserve, and to do so safely while they are in the classroom.”
“That’s not what this election is about. That’s not what you need, Virginia,” he continued. “Instead of forcing our communities to cut back at a time when we’re just starting to recover, we should be doing more to support people who are educating our kids, and keeping our neighborhoods safe,” Obama said.
The former president’s remarks came
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