Obama to speak about George Floyd in virtual town hall
By Amie Parnes - 06/03/20 12:32 PM EDT
Former President Barack Obama will speak publicly on Wednesday about police brutality and the criminal justice system in the wake of nationwide protests of the police killing of George Floyd.
Obama will appear at a virtual town hall meeting alongside former Attorney General Eric Holder and police reform activists. The remarks will be his first on-camera comments about Floyd’s death and the demonstrations throughout the nation.
The town hall is set to take place at 5 p.m. and will be live-streamed at obama.org.
An Obama aide said the town hall will focus on the ongoing problem of racial bias in the criminal justice system and the way to bring about meaningful change.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, reprimanded President Trump on Tuesday for his handling of the protests. Trump has made a series of controversial statements, including a tweet early Friday that said when the “looting begins, the shooting begins.â€
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