President Donald Trump praised US police departments Tuesday and downplayed police violence against blacks, saying "more white people" are killed by police officers.
During a CBS News interview, the Republican president was asked why blacks continued to die at the hands of law enforcement.
"And so are whites, so are whites. What a terrible question to ask. So are whites. More white people, by the way. More white people," Trump replied.
The death of African-American George Floyd on May 25 while in police custody in Minneapolis sparked protests across the United States and has led to a greater focus on American police violence against blacks.
According to an analysis in the Washington Post updated Monday, half of the people killed by the police are white, but African-Americans are killed at a disproportionate rate. They make up less than 13 percent of the American population, but police kill more than twice the rate of white Americans, according to the newspaper's analysis.
Some Americans argue that the Black Lives Matter protests have unfairly insulted the police forces.
Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, defended the police departments and said "they do an amazing job in this country."
From NDTV News
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