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Two Former Presidents Address Anguish and Unrest

April Ryan
June 3, 2020

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The expectation is history will not speak well of this moment in time and of President Trump’s handling of nationwide unrest.

Barack Obama is expected to make an address protests following the death of George Floyd today at 5 PM Eastern.

George W. Bush has made a rare statement about the civil unrest and a veiled reference to Donald Trump

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Family attorney Ben Crump, left, escorts Quincy Mason, second from left, a son of George Floyd, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Minneapolis, as they and some Floyd family members visited a memorial where Floyd was arrested on May 25 and died while in police custody. Video shared online by a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan