▁Ob ama ▁said ▁that ▁" When ▁inc idents ▁like ▁this ▁occur , ▁there ' s ▁a ▁big ▁chunk ▁of ▁our ▁fellow ▁citiz en ry ▁that ▁feels ▁as ▁if ▁it ' s ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁their ▁skin , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁being ▁treated ▁the ▁same ... ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁black ▁issue , ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁His pan ic ▁issue . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁issue ▁that ▁we ▁all ▁should ▁care ▁about ." ▁That ▁same ▁day , ▁at ▁a ▁protest ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁an ▁attack er ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁multiple ▁officers . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁multiple ▁officers ▁were ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁amid ▁t ensions ▁after ▁the ▁shooting ▁of ▁Al ton ▁Ster ling . ▁Ob ama ▁and ▁Black ▁L ives ▁M atter ▁leaders ▁condem ned ▁the ▁violence . ▁Ob ama ▁said , ▁" We ▁may ▁not ▁yet ▁know ▁the ▁mot ives ▁for ▁this ▁attack , ▁but ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁clear : ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁just ification ▁for ▁violence ▁against ▁law ▁enfor cement . ▁None . ▁These ▁attacks ▁are ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁cow ards ▁who ▁speak ▁for ▁no ▁one . ▁They ▁right ▁no ▁wrong s . ▁They ▁advance ▁no ▁causes . ▁The ▁officers ▁in ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ; ▁the ▁officers ▁in ▁Dallas ▁– ▁they ▁were ▁our ▁fellow ▁Americans , ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁community , ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁country , ▁with ▁people ▁who ▁loved ▁and ▁needed ▁them , ▁and ▁who ▁need ▁us ▁now ▁– ▁all ▁of ▁us ▁– ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁our