Armenian Americans responded to the statement by U.S. President Obama on the Armenian Remembrance Day.

“The sad spectacle of President Obama playing word games with genocide, so obviously dodging the truth at the direction of a foreign power, falls beneath the dignity of the American people,” said Hamparian, Executive Director of  the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

“Candidate Obama was right when he said that 'America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides.' He has, regretfully, proven to the world today that he is not that president. In fact, it's now clear that President Obama's misguided attempt to appease Ankara has only isolated Washington.”