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[[File:Trump - So are white people.jpg|thumb|Trump says 'more white people' killed by police than Black people.]]Trump says 'more white people' killed by police than | [[File:Trump - So are white people.jpg|thumb|Trump says 'more white people' killed by police than Black people.]]President [[Donald Trump (nonfiction)|Donald Trump]] says 'more white people' killed by police than black people | ||
During a CBS News interview that aired on Tuesday, the president was asked why black people were still dying at the hands of law enforcement. | |||
During a CBS News interview that aired on Tuesday, the | |||
"And so are white people, so are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people. More white people, by the way. More white people," Trump responded. | "And so are white people, so are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people. More white people, by the way. More white people," Trump responded. | ||
According to a Washington Post analysis updated on Monday, nearly half of the people killed by police are white, while 23 percent are Black. But | According to a Washington Post analysis updated on Monday, nearly half of the people killed by police are white, while 23 percent are Black. But black Americans, who account for only 13 percent of the population, are shot at a disproportionate rate compared with white Americans, who make up 60 percent of the population, according to the analysis. | ||
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Revision as of 11:31, 15 July 2020
President Donald Trump says 'more white people' killed by police than black people
During a CBS News interview that aired on Tuesday, the president was asked why black people were still dying at the hands of law enforcement.
"And so are white people, so are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people. More white people, by the way. More white people," Trump responded.
According to a Washington Post analysis updated on Monday, nearly half of the people killed by police are white, while 23 percent are Black. But black Americans, who account for only 13 percent of the population, are shot at a disproportionate rate compared with white Americans, who make up 60 percent of the population, according to the analysis.