The president was in Warsaw for a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization when news broke of the Dallas attack at what had been a peaceful protest against the police killing of black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier this week. They chanted things including “Hands up, don’t shoot!”
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“We’ve seen such tragedies far too many times, and our hearts go out to the families and communities who’ve suffered such a painful loss”, President Obama wrote in a Facebook post.
President Barack Obama will cut short a European trip and will visit Dallas early next week, the White House said Friday.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Obama is following the situations closely.
To admit we’ve got a serious problem in no way contradicts our respect and appreciation for the vast majority of police officers who put their lives on the line to protect us every single day.
The responses from President Obama and Clinton, both still hoping to stir the racial pot to ensure good minority turnout in the 2016 election, differed markedly from the non-political response of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Corrupt and unaccountable governments continue to neglect their people, threatening the stability of their nations and creating the conditions for conflict and violent extremism to flourish. “Something is profoundly wrong when so many Americans have reason to believe that our country doesn’t consider them as precious as others because of the color of their skin”. From Feed the Future to Power Africa to our Open Government Partnership, the Administration’s signature initiatives have advanced significant reductions in poverty, malnutrition, and infant and maternal mortality, while spurring entrepreneurship and economic growth, increasing the number of young women in school, and helping to build more stable, accountable and inclusive societies.
Police have said at least two snipers fired “ambush style” on the officers.
Earnest noted the task force on policing that Obama established to improve ties and trust between police and law enforcement. And, if you’re president, your arrival at a venue – whether for campaign reasons or not – is bound to generate headlines.
“But regardless of the outcome of such investigations‚ what’s clear is that these fatal shootings are not isolated incidents”.
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The Justice Department is investigating a deadly encounter Tuesday between two Baton Rouge officers and 37-year-old Alton Sterling, who died at the scene.
