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Barack Obama issues statement on the death of George Floyd

"If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better."

A mural to George Floyd at the intersection where he died in police custody in Minneapolis.

By Dialynn Dwyer

Less than a minute to read

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1266400635429310466

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