Flashback: White House condemned #CharlieHebdo cartoons in 2012

The White House has condemned the attack at the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead:

"I strongly condemn the horrific shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris" —President Obama pic.twitter.com/qr9zeGU04o

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 7, 2015

In 2012, after Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting Muhammad, the White House was among their critics.

https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/552841477819473920

At the time, then Obama Spokesman Jay Carney called the cartoons “deeply offensive” but “no justification for violence”:

https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/552856321356484608
https://twitter.com/djholzem/status/552862915363999745

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