VIDEO: Obama: Trayvon Martin could have been me By Charlie Spiering July 19, 2013 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint “You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son,” Obama said. “Another way of saying that, Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.” TagsAnalysisBarack ObamaPresidentsTrayvon Martin Related Content Beltway Confidential NFL goes woke with Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show Washington Secrets Why you should not bet against Kamala Harris 2028 on prediction markets Technology Mamdani spins AI-generated images of his mother with Epstein into argument for regulation White House Trump jokes about needing help from God during National Prayer Breakfast Healthcare Trump to announce launch of TrumpRx drug discount site