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The deputy campaign manager of President Obama's reelection effort said that criticism from Republicans over the president's comments regarding the controversial shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin was "abysmal" and "despicable."

"The president took a question the other day in the Rose Garden, and he spoke from the heart in empathizing with parents who lost a son in a very tragic incident. I think it's abysmal, despicable that people like Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are trying to make this a divisive issue," Stephanie Cutter told CNN Wednesday.

The president was asked about the incident last Friday following a press conference to announce that he was appointing Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head t! he World Bank. Obama said that while he couldn't comment at length about the case because of his role heading the Justice Department, he promised a through investigation and expressed sympathy to the Martin family.

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