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The 2020 Republican Party Presidential Platform Condemns the ‘Current President’ Barack Obama

The 2020 Republican Party Presidential Platform Condemns the ‘Current President’

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIn the lead-up to the 2020 Presidential election, the Republican Party has decided to reuse the platform it adopted during the 2016 election. Like, the exact same platform. In fact, the Republican National Committee didn’t even bother to remove all of the negative references to the “current”…
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June 12, 2020
YouTube is hosting a star-studded tribute to the class of 2020 this weekend Barack Obama

YouTube is hosting a star-studded tribute to the class of 2020 this weekend

(CNN)YouTube Originals is celebrating the class of 2020 in style with a star-studded group of commencement speakers -- headlined by former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama -- and performers honoring this year's graduates.The four-plus hour event is being called "Dear Class of 2020," and it is meant…
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June 5, 2020
Jimmy Carter: Powerful People Must Say ‘No More’ To Racist Justice System Barack Obama

Jimmy Carter: Powerful People Must Say ‘No More’ To Racist Justice System

Jimmy Carter is the latest former president to speak out about the police killing of George Floyd, calling on people in power to provide more than lip service to improving what he termed “a racially discriminatory police and justice system.” In a statement posted at CarterCenter.org, Carter said he and his…
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June 4, 2020
WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks about police brutality and civil rights amid nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death Barack Obama

WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks about police brutality and civil rights amid nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death

Former President Barack Obama held a virtual town hall on Wednesday about policing and civil rights.The event comes amid widespread protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died last week after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly…
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June 3, 2020
George W. Bush on George Floyd protests: ‘It is time for America to examine our tragic failures’ Barack Obama

George W. Bush on George Floyd protests: ‘It is time for America to examine our tragic failures’

Former U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday publicly reacted for the first time to the national unrest surrounding the police killing of George Floyd, saying that "it is time for America to examine our tragic failures." Bush, a Republican, said in a statement that he and former first lady…
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June 3, 2020
Ex-RNC Chair: Trump ‘Does Not Believe In The Ideals Of This Country’ Barack Obama

Ex-RNC Chair: Trump ‘Does Not Believe In The Ideals Of This Country’

Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, on Monday hammered President Donald Trump’s lack of leadership during the national crises of the coronavirus pandemic and the protests that have erupted following the death of George Floyd. Steele, appearing on MSNBC’s “Deadline White House,” suggested that “for some…
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June 2, 2020
Former U.S. President Obama praises protests, condemns violence Barack Obama

Former U.S. President Obama praises protests, condemns violence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday condemned the use of violence at nationwide protests over racial inequities and excessive police force, while praising the actions of peaceful protesters seeking change. FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an Obama Foundation event in Kuala Lumpur,…
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June 1, 2020