Several members of the anti-cop Black Lives Matter movement were welcomed with open arms at the White House, while everyone was watching the second Republican primary presidential debate on CNN Wednesday night.
President Barack Obama has yet to speak out on the growing number of law enforcement officers being gunned down in recent weeks, but that didn’t stop Obama’s senior adviser Valerie Jarrett from meeting with activists from the increasingly violent hate group.She even took selfies with them.
honest and action oriented. thank you continuing to engage w the movement, Valerie. @vj44 http://t.co/RskHvpGIYl pic.twitter.com/WkcA221Tjs
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) September 17, 2015
The meeting w/ Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) re: #CampaignZero & other topics was candid & covered much ground. pic.twitter.com/Q8UC3VwUEG
— deray (@deray) September 16, 2015
“Great meeting, Brittany. Truly appreciate your leadership!!” She wrote on social media afterwards.
.@vj44 thank you! Looking forward to continuing to press toward urgent change together!
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) September 17, 2015
Those in attendance included Phil Agnew of the Dream Defenders, Brittany Packnett and Johnetta Elzie of Campaign Zero; Jamye Wooten, an organizer for Baltimore United for Change and perhaps best known among the race agitators is DeRay Mckesson, who was recently hired to teach a “Transformational Leadership” course at Yale.
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