News brief
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama posted lengthy condemnations of the Trump administration鈥檚 immigration tactics on X, including the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents. 鈥淚n recent weeks, we鈥檝e watched horrible scenes play out in Minneapolis and other communities that I never thought would take place in America. 鈥� It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People.鈥� wrote Mr. Clinton. Mr. Obama, with former First Lady Michelle Obama, stated that 鈥渞ather than trying to impose some semblance or discipline and accountability over the agents they鈥檝e deployed, the President and current administration officials seem eager to escalate the situation, while offering public explanations for the shootings 鈥� that aren鈥檛 informed by any serious investigation 鈥� and that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence. This has to stop.鈥�
