I
am horrified by the assassination of British MP Jo Cox, murdered
earlier today in her district in Northern England. By all accounts, she
was a rising star. Her maiden speech in Parliament celebrated the
diversity of her beloved Yorkshire constituency, and passionately made
the case that there is more that unites us than divides us. It is cruel
and terrible that her life was cut short by a violent act of political
intolerance.
It is critical that the United States and
Britain, two of the world's oldest and greatest democracies, stand
together against hatred and violence. This is how we must honor Jo Cox
-- by rejecting bigotry in all its forms, and instead embracing, as she
always did, everything that binds us together.
My thoughts and prayers are with her friends, her family, and the British people.
