After the Civil War, the defeated Confederates couldn’t accept the verdict of the war they had lost. So they say they embraced what’s known as the Lost Cause, a self-serving lie that the Civil War was not about slavery, but about states’ rights. And they’ve called that the noble cause. That was a lie. A lie that had, not just a lie, but had terrible consequences. It brought on Jim Crow. So let me be clear for those who don’t seem to know, slavery was the cause of the Civil War. There are some in this country trying to turn a loss into a lie. A lie, which if allowed to live, will once again bring terrible damage to this country. This time, the lie is about the 2020 election. The election, which you made your voices heard and your power known. Those pushing the big lie have a conspiracy theory among conspiracy theories that outweighs them all. In their world, these Americans, including you, don’t count. But that’s not the real world. That’s not democracy. That’s not America. In America, we all count. In America, we witness to serve all those who in fact, participate. And losers are taught to concede when they lose. And he’s a loser. [applause] In our time, there’s still the old ghost in new garments. We all need to rise to meet the moment. And the moment is now. Folks, my fellow Americans, this is a time of choosing. So let us choose the truth. Let us choose America.