Barack and Michelle Obama on Sunday issued a forceful statement condemning the killing of a second US citizen in Minneapolis by federal agents, saying it exemplified US President Donald Trump’s “assault” on American values.
“The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault,” the former president said in a statement, one day after officers shot and...
Minneapolis killing is a ‘wake-up call’ that US values are ‘under assault’, says Obama
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Source: scmp.com

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