Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Trump’s ‘woeful’ police reform order leaves systemic racism intact, critics say

President’s discussion of measure discouraging chokeholds soon shifts to focus on stock market and retail sales

Donald Trump faced renewed criticism on Tuesday for what critics said was a “woeful” attempt at police reform that failed to address systemic racism and fell far short of the demands of Black Lives Matter activists seeking fundamental change.

The US president issued an executive order that would discourage police from using chokeholds and create a national database for police misconduct.

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