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Barack Obama Statement On George Floyd And Minnesota Protests
May 29, 2020 1 min, 12 secs
"This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America," said the country's first black president.

Barack Obama spoke publicly for the first time Friday about George Floyd, saying that he shares the "anguish" of millions at witnessing a black man "dying face down on the street under the knee of a police officer in Minnesota.".

In a statement released on Twitter, the first black president said while many are wishing for a return to "normal" during the coronavirus pandemic, racism remains normal in the US.

“We have to remember that for millions of Americans," wrote Obama, "being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly 'normal' — whether it’s while dealing with the health care system, or interacting with the criminal justice system, or jogging down the street or just watching birds in a park.”.

The former president also alluded to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed by white men while on a jog in Georgia earlier this year, and to the white woman who called police after an encounter with a black man birdwatching in New York's Central Park on Monday.

"It can't be 'normal.' If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to highest ideals, we can and must do better.".

“Dude I gotta tell you the George Floyd incident in Minnesota hurt.

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