Obama Responds to Ray Rice Video, Calls Domestic Violence ‘Contemptible’
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — Following the announcement that the Baltimore Ravens had terminated their contract with running back Ray Rice on Monday, after new video emerged of Rice punching his then-fiancée at an Atlantic City, New Jersey hotel, President Obama said it is the responsibility of “all of us” to end domestic violence.
“The President is the father of two daughters,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement. “Like any American, he believes that domestic violence is contemptible and unacceptable in a civilized society.”
“Hitting a woman is not something a real man does, and that’s true whether or not an act of violence happens in the public eye, or, far too often, behind closed doors,” Earnest said.
Obama went on to say that domestic violence is “bigger than football,” and that all Americans have an obligation to combat it.
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