Schumer pans Trump executive order on police reform
Source: The Hill
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) lambasted the executive order on policing signed by President Trump on Tuesday, saying its reforms will not offset "years of inflammatory rhetoric and policies."
"While the president has finally acknowledged the need for policing reform, one modest executive order will not make up for his years of inflammatory rhetoric and policies designed to roll back the progress made in previous years," Schumer said in a statement Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, this executive order will not deliver the comprehensive meaningful change and accountability in our nation's police departments that Americans are demanding," he added. "Congress needs to quickly pass strong and bold legislation with provisions that makes it easier to hold police officers accountable for abuses, and President Trump must commit to signing it into law."
The order signed by Trump included increased funding for police training and a ban on chokeholds with an exemption for cases where officers' lives are in danger, although it is unclear who will be responsible for assessing mortal danger. The White House has not yet released the full text of the order.
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