‘Heartened’: Obama Issues Statement Expressing Support for Protests

If you were wondering when President Obama would start weighing in on current events again, today is apparently the day.

The former president’s office issued a statement this afternoon expressing support for the protests going on around the country after President Trump‘s travel ban.

You can read the full statement below:

Obama office statement on Trump's refugee/travel ban pic.twitter.com/OV4RktSuSn

— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) January 30, 2017

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