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Barack Obama: My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon, and, you…

On the recordJuly 18, 2013
My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon, and, you know, I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness that it deserves and that we're going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama addresses the parents of Trayvon Martin, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.

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