Former US President Barack Obama on Thursday condemned the sending by Donald Trump's administration of federal agents against “peaceful protesters” and the authorities' efforts to “attack the right to vote” of Americans.
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Despite the progress made by civil rights activists, "we can see our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful protesters," he said at the funeral in Atlanta. , by one of the most respected figures in this fight, John Lewis. “As we sit here, those in power are doing everything possible to discourage people from going to vote,” he added.