June 15, 2020

Donald Trump To Sign Executive Order On Police Reform

By Lillian Searles

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on police reform tomorrow, he said this morning, as activists ramp up pressure for an overhaul of U.S. policing practices. 

The order is expected to include multiple measures and will have language strengthening ways to track police misconduct.

At a roundtable event in Dallas, Trump said he is finalizing an executive order to “encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards of force” and de-escalation. He said, “that means force, but force with compassion.” 

He did not detail how his administration would require police to meet those standards, or whether he supported any major reforms as lawmakers at the local, state and federal levels considered how to overhaul policing. Trump’s plan for a vague executive order comes as his Republican allies in Congress consider more significant law enforcement reforms.

 

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable with faith leaders and small business owners at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas, Texas, on June 11, 2020.

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