The protests over George Floyd’s death are showing no signs of easing up, yet the country’s leaders seem to be doing as little as possible or straight up ignoring what’s going on, especially Trump. But while Trump the big orange baby continues to spit the dummy on Twitter about Twitter, Barack Obama is stepping up when we need him the most by releasing a powerful statement about racism and George Floyd’s death.
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Obama’s statement about George Floyd begins with a series of anecdotes about the various people he’s spoken to about Floyd’s death. After expressing his “anguish” over the horrendous series of events that have unfolded recently, Obama comes down hard on the systemic racism that’s present in 2020 America, saying how it “shouldn’t be ‘normal'” and “it can’t be ‘normal'”.
After calling for justice over the death of George Floyd, the beloved former U.S president finishes his statement by imploring everyone to stay strong and to work together towards a “new normal” where racism, “bigotry” and “unequal treatment” are no longer a thing.
Read Obama’s entire statement here because my words won’t ever match up to his:
At around the same time Obama released his powerful statement about George Floyd and racism, Trump also did something similar.
And by similar I mean he held a press conference that was nothing more than a 10-minute incoherent rant about China and Hong Kong before literally walking off the stage without taking questions because he’s afraid the journalists will be mean to him.
America is literally in the midst of a horrible pandemic at the same time that mass protests are happening and Fu*kface Von Clownstick just walks off.
America is at a serious crossroads right now and it’s difficult to see how it’ll get through all this unscathed. With the 2020 presidential election becoming more important than ever, one can’t help but feel like this is something of a test run for the chaos that will unfold should Trump somehow get reelected.
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