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While president,Donald Trumpwon over his conservative fans with his stance on crime.
Although, Trump has also acknowledged that the police can sometimes overstep their bounds when dealing with non-violent suspects.
So says former attorney general Bill Barr, who served both under Trump and under George H.W.
That wasn’t his reaction," Barr writes (viaThe Daily Mail).
To back up his claims, Barr cites two high-profile deaths in police custody that left Trump shaken.
Even then-presidentDonald Trump, who prided himself on being tough on crime, was appalled.
He recalls that Trump said, “What the hell were those guys thinking?”
and added that he couldn’t watch the entire “horrible” tape of the incident.
The president would later go on to call Floyd’s death “very sad and tragic.”
“I grew up in Queens.
I know some cops can be bullies,” Trump apparently said.
“Were these cops looking for a fight with this guy just for selling cigarettes?”
