奥巴马、克林顿，发表声明
双语君约 3 分钟据央视新闻报道，当地时间1月24日，明尼阿波利斯市又发生一起联邦执法人员开枪致美国公民死亡事件。这是今年以来第五起联邦执法人员开枪致人伤亡事件，引发明尼阿波利斯等地持续抗议。
据环球网消息，针对特朗普政府近日在明州发起大规模移民执法行动，美国前总统克林顿、奥巴马当地时间25日分别发声。
Former US presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama have called on Americans to defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by border patrol agents — but the White House has hit back, accusing the Democrats of sowing "division".
The deadly shooting of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, has sparked protests across the United States over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
奥巴马（左）与克林顿。图源：VCG
Clinton called the scenes in Minneapolis "horrible" in a statement on social media.
"Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them," he wrote.
"It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People," he added.
Obama and Michelle Obama called Pretti's death a "heartbreaking tragedy" in a statement. "It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault," the Obamas wrote.
The Obamas said that "rather than trying to impose some semblance of discipline and accountability over the agents they've deployed, the president and current administration officials seem eager to escalate the situation, while offering public explanations for the shootings of Mr Pretti and Renee Good that aren't informed by any serious investigation — and that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence."
The Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump was directly asked twice whether the agent had done the right thing during the incident. He responded: "We're looking, we're reviewing everything and will come out with a determination."
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