Obama Trayvon Quotes & Sayings

My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. — Barack Obama

If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. — Barack Obama

Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago. — Barack Obama

I was reading the paper and saw a cartoon with Ray Kelly frisking Obama, and I was like "Wait, what's happening?" so I Googled it. For everything Obama stands for and the things he's said in the past in his books, especially with the Trayvon Martin thing - and I'm not sure if he [made his comments on Trayvon] because he was asked a question and he was trying to be diplomatic and neutral - that can't happen. — Adepero Oduye

You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago. And when you think about why, in the African American community at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened here, I think it's important to recognize that the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away. — Barack Obama