Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago’
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, on July 19 2013 2:30 PM, Source
President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to the White House briefing room Friday where he reflected on comments made last year in the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case.
“Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago,” the president said.
Martin, 17, was murdered by Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer last February. He was acquitted last week of second-degree murder and manslaughter.