On Meet the Press, PBS host Tavis Smiley worried that, despite President Obama’s speech about race and the Zimmerman trial on Friday, the president still won’t tackle the issue aggressively enough, likening Obama’s failure to “step into his moment” on the issue to President Bill Clinton’s inaction on the Rwandan genocide.

“I don’t want him to be like Bill Clinton, when he’s out of office, regretting that he didn’t move on Rwanda,” Smiley said. “I don’t want to the president to look back and realize he didn’t do as much as he could have in this critical time.”

“He did not walk to the podium for an impromptu address to the nation — he was pushed to the podium” by political pressure inside and outside of Washington, Smiley argued. While he was glad Obama “finally arrived,” Smiley was not overly impressed with the remarks, calling them “weak as pre-sweetened Kool-Aid.”

“He is the right person in the right place at the right time, but he has to step into his moment,” Smiley said.