Former President Obama released a pointed statement condemning 'language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders' that 'normalizes racist sentiments' following two mass shootings in a 13-hour span — one of which involved a white supremacist suspect
Washing Former President Barack Obama on Monday released a pointed statement condemning"language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders" that"normalizes racist sentiments." The statement, which did not directly name President Donald Trump, follows two mass shootings in the US in the span of 13 hours -- one of which involved a white supremacist suspect.
"We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments; leaders who demonize those who don't look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people," Obama said.
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