Armenians of America responded to Barack Obama’s statement on the Armenian Genocide. They noted Obama’s  refusal to honor his campaign pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

“Sadly, President Obama chose today not to lead, but rather to follow Ankara’s gag-rule on his Administration’s condemnation and commemoration of the Armenian Genocide,” ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian said in a statement.

“His public retreat, under Turkish pressure, comes despite his own pledges to acknowledge this crime and our government's record, dating back more than half a century, of having recognized the Armenian Genocide as a clear case of genocide.

Our President’s complicity in Turkey’s denial of truth and its ongoing obstruction of justice will not derail our progress toward a truthful, fair, and comprehensive international resolution of Turkey's still unpunished crime against the Armenian nation,” he said.