WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States, signed an order on Tuesday (June 16) aimed at improving police practices and said that 'Americans want law and order.'. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States, signed an order on Tuesday aimed at improving police practices and said that"Americans want law and order."
The Republican president offered his condolences to the families of victims of recent police and other violence, and vowed to pursue justice. Leading Democrats, including presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden, have not embraced such calls, but Republicans have jumped on the issue. Democrats want to allow victims of misconduct and their families to sue police, an idea that Republicans oppose. Republicans, meanwhile, are pushing to reduce job protections for members of law enforcement unions.
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