She said she was backing McGinty and criticized Toomey for not being supportive of African-Americans struggling with police brutality. “This isn’t the American Dream we all want for our children”. Too many Americans are living in awful poverty and violence.
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Earlier in the week, two black men – one in Louisiana and another in Minnesota – were killed in encounters with police. “We know there is something wrong with our country”, she said in a previously scheduled speech at the African Methodist Episcopal Church conference. And refuted assertion by FBI Director James Comey that she was “extremely careless” with classified information.
“That is a tragic event”, she said. He said Stewart remains the state chairman and, “I stand behind him as such”.
It was a comment both factually inaccurate (Trump had called for a ban on Muslim immigrants to combat terrorism, but the perpetrator was an American citizen) and incredibly tone-deaf. “But we are not in the business of providing photo ops for our candidates”.
“Elie Wiesel, who died last week, once clarified for us that the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference”, said Clinton.
Trump appears to agree, at least to some degree. A Pence spokesman confirmed the governor’s plans to attend the private fundraiser.
Later, Clinton took to social media to offer support for the victims and their families. Trump is expected to name his choice in the coming days. “Everyone I know is for Trump”, said Jim Larkin, a Stewart supporter. “If it’s not made in the U.S., we’ll bring a lawsuit”.
He encouraged the country “to speak out against disparities within the criminal justice system” and stand up for police. “We must restore the confidence of our people to be safe and secure in their homes and on the street”, Trump said.
Donald Trump issued those heart-felt and reasonable words in light of the tragic, senseless shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Dallas.
He also called Sterling’s and Castile’s deaths a reminder of “how much more work we have to do to make every American feel that their safety is protected”.
Trump followed that up with another message, writing, “America has become too divided and many have lost hope”.
The presumptive Democratic nominee wrote on Twitter that she mourned for the officers “shot while doing their sacred duty to protect peaceful protesters”.
Later Friday, Trump released a longer statement on his Facebook page, saying both the police killings posted online of black men during traffic stops and the sniper attack in apparent retaliation are examples of a nation that’s off course.
A makeshift memorial at Dallas Police Headquarters is seen one day after a lone gunman ambushed and killed five police officers at a protest decrying police shootings of black men, in Dallas, Texas, US July 8, 2016.
“As president, I would implement the very comprehensive set of proposals that I’ve been making for more than a year”, she explained. Given all the shootings, he said, “they might as well cancel all the campaign events” through the election.
President Obama ordered flags flown at half-staff and denounced the attack as “vicious” and “despicable”.
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Leaders of the Black Lives Matter organisation have condemned the Dallas killings but say planned marches, including a “Weekend of Rage” in Philadelphia, will go ahead. Obama once again addressed horrific shootings and strains between minorities and police, this time emphasizing the sacrifices police officers make for the rest of society.
