Former President Barack Obama strongly criticized the recent heavy-handed crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota, while also delivering a pointed rebuke to President Donald Trump’s racist attacks against him.
According to a CBS broadcast on the 14th, the former president mentioned the large-scale immigration raid in Minnesota and the shooting death that occurred during it in a podcast interview, saying, “The deviant behavior of federal agents is serious and dangerous,” and “This is not the America we believe in.”
The former president criticized ICE, saying, “They deployed more than 2,000 agents, but they operated without clear guidelines or training,” and that “there were instances of people being forcibly removed from their homes, young children being used to lure parents, and tear gas being used on crowds that were doing nothing illegal.”
Former President Obama also expressed his position on President Trump’s claim that the “Monkey Obama” video he posted, which he later deleted after public criticism, was a “staff error.” Earlier, on the 5th, President Trump posted a video on social media alleging election fraud, which included a scene depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife as monkeys at the end.
Former President Obama responded, “I’ve met many people across the country who still believe in decency, courtesy, and kindness,” adding, “I don’t think the American people support this kind of discourse.” He added, “The answer will come from the American people.”