Trump Scolds CBS Correspondent for ‘Terrible Question’ About African-Americans Killed by Cops: ‘So Are White People’
President Donald Trump responded to a question about African-Americans being shot by police officers by saying, “And so are white people.”
New: @CBS_Herridge: "Why are African-Americans still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country?"@realDonaldTrump: "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." pic.twitter.com/MEvN55iVxV
— Jake Rosen (@JakeMRosen) July 14, 2020
CBS News’ Catherine Herridge spoke to the president Tuesday about the civil unrest and calls for police reform across the country, largely as a response to the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Herridge asked the president, “Why are African-Americans still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country?”
“So are white people,” the president immediately responded. “So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people. More white people, by the way. More white people.”
You can watch above, via CBS.
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