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The former president argued that political convictions are meaningful only when they come at a cost. “If convictions don’t cost anything, then they’re really just kind of fashion. They’re not really convictions,” Obama said.
He added that his generation had grown accustomed to steady social progress and had not often faced serious tests of those beliefs.
The White House has defended its crime enforcement policies as necessary to restore order in major cities and ensure public safety, particularly amid rising concerns about violent crime and unrest in some urban areas.
