Obama: Riots 'detracting from the larger cause'

Former President Barack Obama denounced demonstrators who have resorted to violence in the wake of George Floyd’s death, saying it undermines the goals of peaceful protesters who are seeking change.

“The small minority of folks who’ve resorted to violence in various forms, whether out of genuine anger or mere opportunism, are putting innocent people at risk, compounding the destruction of neighborhoods that are often already short on services and investment and detracting from the larger cause,” Obama wrote in a piece published by Medium on Monday.