//Obama condemns violence and calls for change in wake of George Floyd protests

Obama condemns violence and calls for change in wake of George Floyd protests

Former President Barack Obama on Monday condemned violence amid <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/us-protests-monday-george-floyd/index.html” target=”_blank”>protests over the death of George Floyd</a> and police brutality and called for political solutions to address protesters’ grievances about criminal justice.

The message from Obama, who <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/politics/barack-obama-george-floyd/index.html” target=”_blank”>previously decried Floyd’s death last week</a> when he said the