"There's something different here": Former U.S. president Barack Obama looked back at protests in the 1960s, saying the current demonstrations are far more representative of […]
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Obama’s message to people of colour: “I want you to know that you matter, your lives matter.”
Former U.S. president Barack Obama addressed the George Floyd protests throughout the United States and made a direct statement to people of colour in America: […]
Continue readingWhite House press secretary compares Donald Trump’s protest response to Winston Churchill
The Washington Post's Christine Emba and Political Science professor Stephen Farnsworth break down the White House press secretary comparing Donald Trump to Winston Churchill. Subscribe […]
Continue readingPolice misconduct during U.S. protests fuelling more outrage
Tom Walters reports on the nationwide outcry against police brutality that has been met with violence from some and solidarity from others. Subscribe to CTV […]
Continue readingDefense Secretary Esper contradicts Trump on use of Insurrection Act
Akunna Cook of the Black Economic Alliance says she welcomes Mark Esper’s remarks and shares her views on U.S. President Trump’s response to protests.
Continue readingDavid Frum says U.S. need to be ‘very worried’ about what Trump will do if he loses election
'Trumpocalypse' author David Frum says COVID-19 and the George Floyd protests have revealed U.S. President Trump's faults as a leader. Subscribe to CTV News to […]
Continue readingWH says Trump’s act was like Churchill. Anderson Cooper isn’t buying it
CNN's Anderson Cooper responds to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany saying that President Donald Trump's photo-op in front of St. John's Episcopal Church amid […]
Continue readingEx-Defense Secretary Mattis condemns Trump as threat to constitution
Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Wednesday castigated President Donald Trump as "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite […]
Continue readingCase against ex-officers in George Floyd’s death will be difficult, State AG says
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announces charges against all four ex-police officers involved in the arrest and subsequent death of George Floyd.
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