Obama criticizes GOP hopefuls Nikki Haley and Tim Scott over racism stances
by Edward Helmore in New York from on (#6C7M0)
Former president notes tendency among Republican candidates to gloss over effects of racism, prompting pushback from both
Barack Obama has criticized two Republican presidential hopefuls, the South Carolina senator Tim Scott and the former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, over their stances on race relations in America.
On a podcast interview, Obama, who became the first Black US president when he was elected in 2008, said that while presenting a hopeful message on race relations was important, that has to be undergirded with an honest accounting of our past and our present".
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