Trump Said The Number Of Whites Who Died At The Hands Of Police Was More Than Blacks

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JAKARTA - Recently, President of the United States (US) Donald Trump revealed that police violence against blacks is not comparable to what is experienced by whites. Trump considers in fact more whites being killed by police officers than vice versa.

This was revealed by Trump in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday, July 14. Trump at that time was answering questions related to why so many blacks died at the hands of law enforcement. Suddenly, Trump considered the statement given to be inaccurate. Given that many of the victims were white.

"And so are white people. Terrible question to ask. So are white people. By the way, more white people. More white people," Trump replied, quoted by the New York Post.

He said his statements were nonsense, as many white civilians were shot dead by police in the US every year. This year alone, it is stated based on statistical data that 204 white people were shot dead by the police. Meanwhile, there are 105 black Americans.

However, the rate of fatal shooting among blacks was almost three times higher. it meant that African-Americans were three times more likely to be killed by police officers than their white neighbors.

Even so, Trump has promised to prosecute the Minneapolis police who killed George Floyd. In fact, Trump described Floyd's death in May as devastating.

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Nevertheless, Trump remains against the Black Lives Matter (BLM) solidarity movement and the violent protests that followed. Moreover, related to the demolition of historical statues in his country. As a result, Trump publicly authorized the authorities to jail anyone for doing the damage.

"I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who destroys or destroys monuments, statues, or other federal property in the US with a sentence of up to ten years, in accordance with the Veterans Memorial Preservation Act or other possibly related law," Trump tweeted. personal, Tuesday, June 23.