New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday clarified his remarks on race and the police following a grand jury's decision to not bring charges in the Eric Garner chokehold case.
"It's different for a white child," de Blasio said on ABC's This Week. "That's just the reality in this country."
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