Wait, What? This is Barack Obama’s Independence Day Message?

Barack Obama got blasted for his anti-American Independence Day message on Friday.

“Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people,” Obama said.

Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in…

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 4, 2025

Citizens sounded off and slammed Obama.

A “core democratic principle” Barack Obama and his Administration consistently violated was the freedom of the press and free speech, which is why George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and theFounding Fathers enshrined that as the very First Amendment, “Whoever… https://t.co/sYCdatrhEX

— Elizabeth MacDonald (@LizMacDonaldFOX) July 4, 2025

America was not founded as a “democracy”.

It was founded as a “republic” and the most powerful word was “liberty”, not “we”. https://t.co/ezckiXFkiN

— Rich Baris The People’s Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) July 4, 2025

Obama thinks his “Yes We Can” is on par with “We The People.” https://t.co/JJPpopqS9u pic.twitter.com/HVB7Slw1p5

— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) July 4, 2025

Nope. Independence Day is a celebration of the Americans who declared independence from Great Britain. Universalizing alleged lessons is a left-wing revolutionary project. https://t.co/vvj9qc31FZ

— C.Jay Engel (@contramordor) July 4, 2025

The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘Republic.’ ‘The Republic for which it stands.’ No, Obama can’t. https://t.co/crOIEWT5EK

— Robert Reid (@rjrattorney) July 4, 2025