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WATCH: Michelle Obama Claims That Black Lives Matter is ‘Taking to the Streets Because They Have To’

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Former first lady Michelle Obama told Gayle King on Friday’s episode of “CBS This Morning” that Black Lives Matter is “taking to the streets because they have to.”

Obama also claimed that she is afraid every time her daughters get into a vehicle.

Following the conviction of Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd, former President Barack and Michelle Obama said in a joint statement that “true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial.”

During the interview on Friday, King asked Obama about the statement.

“The goal is to let leaders lead. But in certain times, people, you know, look to us often. ‘Well, what do you think?

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