President Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me’
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In a press conference earlier this afternoon, President Barack Obama spoke on the recent acquittal of George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and what it means for the future of the country. In the past, Obama has commented that Martin, the seventeen-year-old African American kid in a hoodie who was pursued — and ultimately shot dead — by Zimmerman for simply appearing suspicious, looks like he could be Obama’s own son. In today’s speech, the POTUS got even more personal:
You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.
He continued: