President's remarks at Dallas Memorial

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(07-14-2016, 01:01 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Was he asked to speak, or did he (his office) request the time at the podium?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-dallas-memorial_us_57829355e4b0c590f7e9d65d

Quote:President Barack Obama will travel to Dallas on Tuesday to deliver remarks at an interfaith memorial service in honor of the victims of a racially motivated shooting of police last week.

The White House said Sunday afternoon that the president had accepted an invitation by Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to speak at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/10/politics/obama-police-shootings-spain/

Quote:The President will visit the Texas city at the request of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement Sunday afternoon. On Sunday evening the White House announced that Bush would join his successor at the memorial service in Texas.

Vice President Joe Biden will also attend the service at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, as will former first lady Laura Bush.

Obama and Bush are expected to meet with families of the fallen officers. The President is cutting short a European trip to travel to Dallas, but he has spoken out on the shootings several times while abroad. While in Spain Sunday, the President condemned citizens who attack police officers, saying they are performing a "disservice to the cause" of criminal justice reform.