Barack Obama Issues Public<br />Statement on George Floyd’s Death On May 29, former President Barack Obama<br />took to Twitter to publicly address the death of<br />George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. In his statement, Obama expressed his “anguish”<br />for the situation and connected it to the systemic<br />racism faced by millions in the United States. Barack Obama,<br />via Twitter Obama went on to say that institutions<br />infected by “bigotry” and “unequal treatment”<br />shouldn’t be normal in “2020 America.” Barack Obama,<br />via Twitter He concluded by saying that although the <br />investigation into Floyd’s death will largely be <br />up to Minnesota officials, it’s up to everyone to <br />work together and create a “new normal.” Barack Obama,<br />via Twitter Derek Chauvin, the officer who knelt on Floyd's neck, <br />was arrested and charged with murder on Friday.
