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(Applause.) My director, Office of Science and Technology Policy - in other words my chief science advisor - John Holdren is here. We've got Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee from Texas visiting us, a big supporter of the space program. And that obviously is in striking contrast to the Falcon 9 rocket we just saw on the launch pad, which will be tested for the very first time in the coming weeks.Ī couple of other acknowledgments I want to make. (Laughter.) Sure, it's comfortable, but it can't even reach low Earth orbit. I have to say that few people are as singularly unimpressed by Air Force One as those three. But in the four decades since he's also been one of America's leading visionaries and authorities on human space flight.įew people - present company excluded - can claim the expertise of Buzz and Bill and Charlie when it comes to space exploration. (Applause.) Four decades ago, Buzz became a legend. I want to thank Senator Bill Nelson and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden for their extraordinary leadership.

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ET, and read the full transcript below.THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Watch President Barack Obama's town hall in the video above or online at today, starting at 5 p.m. He also shared a page of resources on his website highlighting leaders, organizations, initiatives, and more that people can support to demand justice for Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and the countless other lives lost to racist acts of violence.

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If we want our criminal justice system, and American society at large, to operate on a higher ethical code, then we have to model that code ourselves,' he wrote. 'So let's not excuse violence, or rationalize it, or participate in it. 'If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better.'Īfter protests spread through the country over the weekend, Obama shared an essay in which he suggested how demonstrators can effectively demand change while also denouncing violence and riots.

'This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America. Obama spoke out last week with a powerful statement addressing the police killing of Floyd and the viral racist threat targeting bird-watcher Christian Cooper, as well as systematic racism in the United States. Holder, and Color of Change President Rashad Robinson. The town hall, titled 'Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police Violence,' will also feature vocal activists, community leaders, and organizers including activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham, City Council Representative Phillipe Cunningham, My Brother's Keeper youth leader Playon Patrick, former Attorney General Eric H. The event is in partnership with the Obama Foundation's My Brother's Keeper Alliance, which supports young men of color.

This evening, Obama will speak on death of George Floyd and the ongoing protests against police brutality and racism around the country, which viewers can stream on at 5 p.m. He'll be joined by former Attorney General Eric Holder and other community leaders.ĭays after President Donald Trump encouraged the use of violence on protesters and hid in a bunker as demonstrations ensued around the White House, former President Barack Obama will hopefully give America the healing address it deserves.Former President Barack Obama will speak publicly about the death of George Floyd and recent protests against racism and police brutality today, June 3, at 5 p.m.

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