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Following weeks of nationwide protests over a spate of police killings of Black people, President Donald Trump has claimed that more white people actually die at the hands of law enforcement.
The president made the comment after appearing to briefly lose it when asked about the hot button topic in a CBS News interview.
Why are African-Americans still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country? host Catherine Herridge asked, prompting the president to immediately recoil.
So are white people. So are white people! What a terrible question to ask, he huffed. So are white people.
Studies have shown that Black men are about 3.5 times more likely than white men to die in police custody. White men were killed by the police in the highest numbers between 2013 and 2017, but white people account for a greater percentage of the U.S. population than Black people, according to a Harvard study.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-more-white-people-killed-211002322.html
tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)Since he wanted to go there, how does he plan to stop police from killing white people?
Stuart G
(38,434 posts)unblock
(52,252 posts)"I molest adults, too! I molest adults, too! What a terrible question to ask! I molest adults, too!"
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,862 posts)about how many people cops are killing?
The correct answer is that we need to be completely outraged at how many people are killed by cops. But the way they are preferentially murdering Black people is especially heinous.
spanone
(135,844 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Just fuck him! He makes me sick!
Chili
(1,725 posts)... to start Civil War II. They're buying their guns, and loading them because they just got what they consider permission to kill.
They're waving their confederate flags and screaming "Heil Donald!"
We all need to be so careful for the next 7 months. AND beyond.
electric_blue68
(14,906 posts)...whistle to a foghorn!
And at times now the shattering roar of a jet breaking the sound barrier!
"permission to kill" indeed! 😭 😩😠
The actions that have already happened and as said the weapons stockpiling up by white supremacists...
Horrific! Terrifying!
McVey must be chuckling from the grave and crossing his fingers.
Strength and Protection for All of us to endure, and hopefully get through to celebrate when he's hauled out of The WH Jan 20, 2021!