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San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama prefaced what he said about the recent shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good as part of federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis with an initial disclaimer.
“PR has tried,” he said, “but I’m not going to sit here and give some politically correct (answer).”
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The 22-year-old from France then expressed dismay and disgust over the incidents, but admitted he didn’t feel comfortable offering his complete thoughts on the situation as the debate over the Trump administration’s immigration tactics rages nationally.
“Every day I wake up and see the news and I’m horrified,” Wembanyama told reporters on Tuesday, Jan. 27. “I think it’s crazy that some people make it seem like, or make it sound like, it’s acceptable, like the murder of civilians (is) acceptable. Every day I read the news and sometimes I’m asking very deep questions about my own life. But, you know, I’m conscious also that saying everything that’s on my mind will have a cost that’s too great for me right now. So I’d rather not go into too many details.”
When asked later if being a foreigner in the United States played into his hesitancy, Wembanyama answered, “For sure.”
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