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"I don't think the White House has a good answer on this per say, and that's why they're not allowing Donald Trump or even the administration itself to have a comment on this," Symone Sanders told CNN. "The idea that this is a 'local matter' is absolutely laughable."

The White House press secretary on Wednesday said Trump believes recent shootings are "local matters and something we feel should be left up to local authorities."

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"He called Roseanne yesterday to talk about her show. He comments on things that are happening in communities across this country and abroad all of the time," Symone Sanders continued on CNN.

Trump on Wednesday night called Roseanne Barr, a supporter and star of "Roseanne," to congratulate her on the ratings success of the premiere of her sitcom reboot on ABC.

"So the idea that he cannot comment on Stephon Clark, that he doesn't have a comment on the Alton Sterling case is laughable, and it's quite frankly sad," Symone Sanders concluded.

Protests have rocked Sacramento, Calif., this week after Clark was shot by police while unarmed on his family's property. Police have said they thought Clark had a gun, but he appears to have been holding a cellphone.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said in a separate case on Tuesday that charges would not filed against the officers who pinned Sterling to the ground and shot him outside a convenience store in 2016.

Police said they thought Sterling was reaching for a gun.

"We want to make sure all law enforcement is carrying out the letter of the law," Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Wednesday, speaking for the White House. "The president is very supportive of law enforcement. But at the same time, in these specific cases and specific instances, those will be left up to local authorities to make that determination and is not something for the federal government to weigh in on.”

The Obama administration often took an active role in probing officer-involved shootings.