“These unprecedented tactics – which even the former top lawyer of the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration has characterized as embarrassing, lawless and cruel – have now resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens,” the Obamas said.

The Obamas accused the Trump administration of “escalating” the tension in Minneapolis by offering the public explanations of the shootings of Pretti and Renee Good “that aren’t informed by any serious investigation – and that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence.”

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    8 hours ago

    senators and congressmen, you have mayors and district politicians, you have state capitals.

    None of them care, they are in those positions to feed the current system, a system they benefit too much from.

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      They’ll care if they have a thousand of their constituents chanting at them day and night how much they suck and how you want them out.