Early Friday morning, before much information was known about the attackers who killed five police officers in Dallas, Trump released a statement about the need to “restore law and order”, which was balanced by the implication that something must be done about the use of lethal force by police. He called Sterling and Castile’s deaths “senseless” and a reminder of how much more needs to be done to ensure Americans feel safe in their communities.
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She says more Americans need to walk in the shoes of black Americans and police officers alike. People we spoke with said it’s a good start. Their deaths, he said, “make clear how much more work we have to do to make every American feel that their safety is protected”.
Donald Trump’s campaign chair in Virginia said Democrats who label police as racist are encouraging attacks like the one in Dallas. Remember what those officers were doing when they died. They said they hope those words kindle actions that will end tension between police and black communities. It is a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe.
Both candidates began shaping their responses – and the public’s view of events – on Friday.
“We have seen that a proliferation of either violence or otherwise disruptive instances often times are viewed as “turning points” (in the campaign), too”.
Some critics, though, accused Obama of playing politics in the aftermath of the Dallas shootings and faulted him for failing to bring about racial unity during his tenure.
Trump has said a Clinton win in the November 8 election would amount to a third term for President Barack Obama.
New York City Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton said that Trump’s campaign asked if the candidate could visit with police officers during a roll call, but he turned down the request.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz sent a series of tweets on Thursday night, writing that “my prayers are with those harmed in Dallas and with the first responders; we will be in touch w/ local authorities to assist however we can”.
“I know that just by saying all these things together may upset some people”, Clinton said in Philadelphia.
“I’m going to be talking to white people”, Clinton continued.
Telling the group gathered for the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s conference that she had come before them as a concerned mother and grandmother, Clinton condemned the week’s violence as “vicious” and “appalling”.
Clinton, who is expected to become the Democratic nominee at the DNC convention this month, was scheduled to appear alongside Vice President Joe Biden at a rally in his hometown Scranton, Pa., where she was also supposed to hold a campaign fundraiser.
After the fatal shootings of two black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, and now the deadly attack on police in Dallas, Donald Trump is lamenting the violence. Here is how our political leaders reacted to the string of bad news this week. “Let’s not let that happen”, Ryan said.
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Clinton, in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, said the Dallas ambush was “absolutely horrific” and called on people to support the police.
