Hillary Clinton was in Chicago yesterday meeting with the parents of African-American children who were killed in shootings, including the mother of Michael Brown whose death last year set off weeks of riots in Ferguson, Missouri:
Grateful to spend time today with mothers who have lost a child to violence and turned their grief into a national call to action. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 3, 2015
Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, also attended the meeting, which had been in the works "for months," according to a Clinton aide
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) November 3, 2015
Michael Brown's mother on the meeting w Clinton: "She heard us and we listened to her. I look forward to what is underway."
— Dan Merica (@merica) November 2, 2015
We wonder if Clinton and Ms. McSpadden discussed the DOJ report that exonerated officer Darren Wilson and found that “hands up don’t shoot” likely never happened? Probably not…
The mothers of Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice were at the meeting, too:
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.@HillaryClinton met with Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Trayvon Martin's mothers in Chicago yesterday https://t.co/PJm4M3P13h
— Kira Lerner (@kira_lerner) November 3, 2015
Clinton also released a new ad on the “epidemic of gun violence” and the need to enact new gun control regulations to “close the loopholes” and “support universal background checks”:
Watch our new ad—why Hillary is working to prevent gun violence:https://t.co/S7RuSmwzfi
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 3, 2015
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