President Obama did not endorse the Congressional Black Caucus resolution that denounces “stand your ground” laws and declares that “racial bias” caused Trayvon Martin’s death; instead, his spokesman refused to comment.
“I don’t have a specific comment on it,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney answered when asked about the CBC resolution that calls for investigators to revisit deaths involving the ‘stand your ground’ laws. “Again, I don’t think it’s appropriate and I won’t, therefore, comment on something that’s under investigation by both the Justice Department and Florida authorities,” Carney said.
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He was answering a reporter who asked, “What do you say as the CBC now is calling for legislators to look at the ‘stand your ground’ law, and as the Justice Department is investigating still?” The reporter did not mention to Carney that the CBC bill attributed Martin’s death to “unfounded assumptions and racial bias.”
“The Justice Department is investigating the particular case in Florida, as, obviously, are Florida authorities and so I wouldn’t really — I do not have a specific comment about it,” Carney also said.
Carney also dodged questions about the president’s decision not to acknowledge the Trayvon Martin incident again when a pastor attended the Easter prayer breakfast wearing a hoodie in honor of Martin today.
