Politics with Amy Walter: How Cities Across the U.S. are Responding to Demands for Police Reform

Lately, President Donald Trump’s speeches and tweets have become more pointed and divisive as he attempts to appeal to members of his base.There are four crucial months until election day and the president is spending them emphasizing racial divisions and defending symbols of white supremacy. The move is at odds with a cultural moment of awareness about systemic racism and police brutality. Maya King, campaign 2020 reporting fellow at POLITICO,David Nakamura, White House reporter for The Washington Post, andClare Malone, senior political writer at FiveThirtyEight share what they’ve observed in their reporting on the President’s reelection bid.

The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis sparked an uprising for racial justice and renewed demands for police reform. Across the U.S., calls to defund the police and reinvest the funds into schools and mental health services have grown louder as the mission of police departments is reconsidered.Daniel Nichanian, founding editor, The Appeal: Political Report, shares where these proposals are taking place and whether or not it’s just a liberal city phenomenon.

Plus, Cincinnati Council MemberChris Seelbach andfounder of the Cincinnati Black United Front, IrisRoley reflect on the state of policing in their city and how effective their community-based model has been since it was enacted in the early 2000s.

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