Former President Barack Obama has broken his silence over the death of George Floyd as ongoing protests over police brutality shake the United States.

The 44th president posted a statement on Twitter on Friday, following current President Donald Trump’s call for looters to be shot in a tweet that has not been deleted.

He began by sharing an anecdote of a conversation he had with a friend, a middle-aged African American businessman, and their different circumstances.

“This shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America. It can’t be ‘normal.’ If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives to its highest ideals, we can and must be better”, he said 

My statement on the death of George Floyd: pic.twitter.com/Hg1k9JHT6R

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 29, 2020

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