Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices, but he made no mention of the roiling national debate over racism spawned by police killings of Black men and women
Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices. But he made no mention of the roiling national debate over racism spawned by police killings of Black men and women.
Trump and Republicans in Congress have been rushing to respond to the mass demonstrations against police brutality and racial prejudice that have raged for weeks across the country in response to the deaths of Floyd and other Black Americans. It's a sudden shift that underscores how quickly the protests have changed the political conversation and pressured Washington to act.
Trump said that, as part of the order, the use of chokeholds, which have become a symbol of police brutality, would be banned “except if an officer’s life is at risk." Actually, the order instructs the Justice Department to push local police departments to be certified by a “reputable independent credentialing body" with use-of-force policies that prohibit the use of chokeholds, except when the use of deadly force is allowed by law.
Kristina Roth at Amnesty International USA said the order “amounts to a Band-Aid for a bullet wound." White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that many tears were shed at the meeting and “the president was devastated.” Trump listed the families' relatives who died and said: "To all the hurting families, I want you to know that all Americans mourn by your side. Your loved ones will not have died in vain.”
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