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Donald Trump Is Lost in Space – The New York Times

Posted: June 7, 2020 at 9:47 am

Bret: Well, it pains me to say this, but Elizabeth Warrens chances just got a lot better: Her case is that she can help save capitalism from itself by fighting against all the inequalities of American life. And Stacey Abramss chances improved too, as a way for Biden to signal that he will heal racial divisions and unrest.

Gail: Every day feels like a Biden ad now. While Minneapolis was in turmoil, Trump came out to address reporters. And very, very low as my opinion of our president is, I did not expect him to ignore the subject entirely. But he just talked about China. Then walked off without answering any questions.

Im in awe of Trumps China obsession. Its second only to his Obama obsession. Really, if something bad is going on hell blame one of those two. Sometimes both. I was sort of impressed by the way he managed to celebrate the space launch only good news of the entire week by taking credit for rescuing NASA from Obama neglect.

But Im still interested in why he seems to feel that blaming everything on China works. You have a way better sense of foreign affairs than I do. Give me an analysis.

Bret: The tinpot leaders instinct is always to find someone else to blame for whatever misfortunes befall the country. But in Chinas case, that someone else happens to be exceedingly blameworthy.

Theres no question Beijings initial cover-up in Wuhan helped the virus spread. Now it is behaving tyrannically when it comes to the people of Hong Kong. It is treaty-bound to honor the principle of one country, two systems. But it has constantly tried to undermine the citys civic freedoms, which is what sparked last years massive demonstrations. This time around, Chinas leaders figured the world was too preoccupied to try to stand in the way of their attempts to impose draconian limitations on Hong Kongs long-held rights of speech and public protest.

Any American president would be bound to respond somehow. The problem we have is that Trump has squandered so much of Americas moral capital, and behaved so obsequiously with despots like Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that his words just dont carry the weight of former presidents. And the same goes for crises at home.

Gail: So youre saying that even when hes right, hes wrong? Sounds like a perfect campaign slogan.

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The Trump Regime Is Beginning to Topple – The Atlantic

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Once Twitter applied its rules to Trumpand received accolades for its decisionit inadvertently set a precedent. The company had stood strong against the bully, and showed that there was little price to pay for the choice. A large swath of S&P 500 companies soon calculated that it was better to stand in solidarity with the protests, rather than wait for their employees to angrily pressure them to act.

A cycle of noncooperation was set in motion. Local governments were the next layer of the elite to buck Trumps commands. After the president insisted that governors dominate the streets on his behalf, they roundly refused to escalate their response. Indeed, New York and Virginia rebuffed a federal request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.* Even the suburb of Arlington, Virginia, pulled its police that had been loaned to control the crowd in Lafayette Square.

As each group of elites refused Trump, it became harder for the next to comply in good conscience. In Sharps taxonomy, the autocrats grasp on power depends entirely on the allegiance of the armed forces. When the armed forces withhold cooperation, the dictator is finished. Of course, the U.S. is far more democratic than the regimes Sharp studied and doesnt fit his taxonomy neatly. But on Wednesday, the presidents very own secretary of defense explicitly rejected Trumps threat to deploy active-duty military officers to American streets. Its among the most striking instances of an official bucking a president in recent decades.

Adam Serwer: Trump gave police permission to be brutal

The examples of Serbia, Ukraine, and Tunisia show how even the subservient unexpectedly break from a leader once that leader is doomed to illegitimacy. And to an extent, the cycle of abandonment has already begun. Jim Mattiss excoriation of his old boss prodded Trumps former chief of staff John Kelly and Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to echo his condemnation of the president.** As each defector wins praise for moral courage, it incentivizes the next batch of defectors.

Even if the protests fizzleand the parade of denunciations comes to an endits worth pausing to marvel at the moment. Despite the divisions of the country, a majority of its people joined together in shared abhorrence of the president, at least for an instant. Sectors of society that studiously avoid politics broke with their reticence. In a dark era, when it seemed beyond the moral capacities of the nation, it mustered the will to disobey.

* An earlier version of this article incorrectly included Maryland among the states that have rebuffed a request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

** This article previously misstated the first name of former White House chief of staff John Kelly.

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What is antifa and why is Donald Trump targeting it? – The Guardian

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Donald Trump promised on Twitter this week that the United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.

Legal experts immediatelythrew cold wateron theproposal, arguing that there may be no means by which any domestic entity can be designated in this way.

But, perhaps more importantly, experts also say that there is no actual antifa organization for Trump to define in this way.Put simply: antifa does not really exist as a distinct entity.

Antifa is a useful umbrella term that denotes a broad spectrum of groups and individuals of far-left or anarchist tendencies. The term itself means simply anti-fascist.

Mark Bray, a historian and the author of Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook, said in a telephone conversation that antifa is a loose movement of decentralized revolutionary self defense opposed to the far right.

Antifa conspiracy theories are common amongst rightwing politicians, media and activists. Bray said: The right describes antifa as a unitary organization with leaders and even secret funding though that is simply not true.

An antisemitic conspiracy theory that the billionaire financier George Soros funds antifa also has widespread currency on the right, including amonginfluential Trump-world figures.

Although the president and his allies wish to conflate large protests in every city with radical anti-fascist groups, Bray says they drastically overstate the numbers and influence of committed Antifa activists.

The antifa movement traces its heritage to radical left groups that resisted dictators such as Mussolini and Hitler in Europe in the 1930s. In Germany, the communist-aligned Antifaschistische Aktion fought street battles with Hitlers followers until it was forcibly disbanded in 1933.

This tradition was revived in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s, with the rise of nazi skinheads and other far right groups. It arrived in the US in the late 1980s, with the creation of Anti Racist Action (ARA) in Minneapolis.

The movement which is also strongly associated with anarchist politics is not defined by lasting institutions. ARA no longer exists and the oldest identifiable group in the US is probably Portlands Rose City Antifa, which dates from 2007.

Contemporary antifa groups have a distinctive repertoire of tactics ranging from publicly identifying members of far-right groups, to physically resisting them in the streets.Often, in street protests, activists dress in black bloc attire including balaclavas or masks to conceal their identity.

Sometimes, antifa street demonstrations involve violence: between activists and police, or members of far-right groups, or both.

The most controversial recent episodes have involved violent confrontations with rightwing social media personalities and sometimes, with journalists and photographers who activists believe will compromise their anonymity.

Bray says that antifas actions in this respect are nothing like the violence police have visited on journalists in recent days as dozens of reporters have been beaten, teargassed, shot and arrested by police covering the Black Lives Matter protests.

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You Can Get a Photo With Donald Trump for Only $580600 – Mother Jones

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As Donald Trump fumes and fulminates in the White House, amid a pandemic, economic calamity, and widespread civil unrest, he and his political team are not taking their eyes off the big picture: raising money for his reelection campaign. With Americans across the nation protesting social inequities and violent policingwhich Trump at times has encouragedand with public health experts continuing to warn against large gatherings, the Trump campaign sent out an invitation for a megadollar fundraiser in Dallas on June 11.

The admission fee: $580,600. For this, you get dinner and a photo with Trump. Pricey? Well, this donation does cover a couple.

Thats right, for more than half a million buckswith the money going to Trumps campaign, the Republican National Committee, and an assortment of state GOP outfitsyou can get a few seconds of face time with Trump and a pic to commemorate the moment.

The hosts for the event arewell, predictable. No showbiz celebrities. No sports heroes. No popular influencers. Theres the head of the RNC, Ronna McDaniel, RNC co-chair Tommy Hicks Jr., and the chief fundraiser for the GOP, Todd Ricketts. (Hicks, a buddy of Donald Trump Jr., has used his connections to set up meetings for business associates with the Trump White House. Ricketts, a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, last year was accused of skipping out on his fair share of property taxes.) Also on the hosts list: Kimberly Guilfoyle, chair of the Trump Victory Finance Committee and constant companion of Trump Jr., and campaign manager Brad Parscale, who has gotten rich off donations to the Trump campaign.

Though $500,000-plus for the chance to stand close to Trump seems high, this amount does not set a record. In 2016, the Trump campaign and the RNC held a fundraiser, once again in Dallas, with a top-dollar donation of $893,000 per couple. But you could still get into the event for a contribution as measly as $5,400 for a twosome. (The invitation for the coming Trump fundraiser does not offer such a poor-mans option.) In February, Trump held a fundraiser at the Palm Beach estate of billionaire Nelson Peltz, also for $580,600 per couple.

Joe Biden, too, is trying to get into this big-money game. The presumptive Democratic nominees campaign has worked out an arrangement with the Democratic National Committee and state parties to raise $620,600 apiece from wealthy donors to support his White House run and other Democratic candidates. But Biden has yet to host an event with this sum as the ticket price. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is scheduled to mount an online big-dollar event for the former vice president later this month, but the cost of admission has not been publicly reported.

Back to the Trump event: The invitation stirs a number of questions. Will there be social distancing at this shindig? How close to Trump will half-a-mil donors be allowed to get for their photo with him? Will there be handshakes? Will guests be screened for the coronavirus before they are allowed into the event? Will they be tested before posing with Trump? Will they have to wear a mask? Or will they have to take off a mask to be photographed with Trump?

Mother Jonesemailed one of the events organizers at the GOP about all this. No reply, so far.

Though Trump these days is laying low in his besieged White Househe didnt even get out to play golf this past weekendhe does have this big special evening to look forward to. As of now, he doesnt want to talk to Americans about the protests and the violence occurring, while the nation is still threatened by a deadly virus that has struck down over 100,000 souls. But he will gladly hobnob with well-heeled swells who are willing to underwrite his presidency. And he will flash his famous (or infamous) grimace-smile on the photo lineas long as you pay him big money to do so.

UPDATE:A spokesperson for the Trump campaign says the Secret Service and the White House medical unit will vet attendees for the event. Trumps donors will have to test negative for coronavirus that day and undergo a temperature screening.

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Donald Trump is right that the G7 needs updating. But what for? – The Economist

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Tinkering with the worlds top table

Jun 4th 2020

AMERICAS YEAR of chairing the Group of Seven (G7) club of advanced economies has become something of a soap opera. In the latest episode the star of the show, President Donald Trump, due to host fellow leaders at the presidential retreat of Camp David on June 10th-12th, decided to postpone the summit until at least September, after the leading lady, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, made it clear she was not minded to travel to America during a pandemic. Mr Trump also said he wanted to add to the cast the leaders of Australia, India, Russia and South Korea, since he did not think the current very outdated collection of countries properly represents whats going on in the world. That sets up more drama for the coming months.

In an early episode in the series Mr Trump shocked audiences by announcing his intention to hold the summit at one of his own golf resorts; a bipartisan backlash truncated that subplot. In March Mr Trump chaired a videoconference with G7 leaders, after prodding by the French co-star, Emmanuel Macron, who was concerned at the lack of concerted Western leadership in the face of the covid-19 crisis. A virtual meeting of G7 foreign ministers later that month ended in farce. The ministers could not issue a statement because Mike Pompeo, Americas secretary of state, insisted it referred to the Wuhan virus.

Now comes controversy over Mr Trumps proposed expansion of the club. He has long been keen to find a way to bring Russia back into the fold (it joined what became the G8 in 1998 but was suspended after its annexation of Crimea in 2014). Some other G7 members, including France and Italy, might favour that, too.

But Canada and Britain have already said they would veto Russias readmission. Justin Trudeau, Canadas prime minister, said this week that Russias continued defiance of international rules meant that it would remain out. The G7s host is free to invite guests to a summit. Last year, for example, Mr Macron extended a welcome to several African leaders as well as to the prime ministers of Australia and India. But the British government made it clear on June 1st that any decision on membership had to be unanimous, and its opposition to Russias was unchanged.

In truth, Mr Trump is right that the G7 could do with rethinking. When it started in 1975with six members, Canada joining a year laterit represented about 70% of the world economy and was a cosy club for tackling issues such as the response to oil shocks. Now it accounts for about 40% of global GDP. Since the global financial crisis of 2007-09 it has sometimes been overshadowed by the broader G20.

So what is the point of it? With his suggested four extra members, Mr Trump seems to envisage a G11 (or perhaps G12, if Brazil came in too) becoming a China-containment club. But having Chinas junior partner, Russia, in the mix would undermine that idea. By contrast, points out Michael Fullilove of the Lowy Institute, an Australian think-tank, if this is to be the steering committee of the world economy, then China deserves to be included.

Perhaps it should simply be a modernised version of what the G7 has aspired to be all along, a powerful group of like-minded democracies. With their impressive response to the pandemic, Australia and South Korea can claim to have earned a place at the top table. The problem is that it is less clear how well America itself fits into the club these days. Under Mr Trump, especially since a contentious summit in Canada two years ago, when he withdrew his name from the concluding statement, the group has often looked more like a G6+1. The next episodes should be gripping.

This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "Groping for the right grouping"

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Letter: Donald Trump needs to grow up – Northwest Herald

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Donald Trump is a child, and I dont mean to disparage children. The characteristics he exhibits are childlike.

He takes no responsibility for his actions. When asked by a reporter if he takes responsibility for the federal governments delay in virus testing, he answered; I take no responsibility at all. Hes declared bankruptcy multiple times, leaving his creditors holding his debt. The idea of the buck stopping here doesnt apply to him.

He blames others for the effects of his words, telling his supporters that Bernie Sanders supporters were responsible for the unrest at one of his Chicago campaign rallies. He blames Obama for all his administrations failures: saying he inherited a mess, a total mess. Its been three years and he still blames Obama.

His name calling and bullying are his go to weapons. He recently called Marine Veteran Congressman Conor Lamb an American fraud. Were familiar with the demeaning monikers that he regularly uses; crooked, little, weak, horse face, dog, and snake. Sounds like an eight year old. The list is virtually endless.

We can agree or disagree about his politics, but one thing on which we should agree, this man-child is not qualified to be called President of anything especially the United States of America.

On Nov. 3, we have an opportunity to vote this mentally, emotionally, and morally deficient individual out of office. Replace this child with an adult; Joe Biden.

Phil Heil

Algonquin

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Donald Trump is one of the worst people on the planet, says ex-USMNT striker Boyd – Goal

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The former Dortmund striker is the latest in a long line of individuals to call out POTUS for his handling of the Covid-19 crisis and social unrest

Former USMNT player Terrence Boyd has stated his belief that US president Donald Trump is one of the worst people on the planet as unrest continues to rage in the country following the death of George Floyd, an African-American who died as the result of police brutality.

Protesters of all creeds and races have taken to the streets to demonstrate their anger, with Trump responding by threatening military action if the protests become violent.

Indeed, many of the country's cities have seen public property defaced,cars set on fire and widespread looting, and Boyd believes the president himself has played a big part in fuelling the flames of public disorder.

I'm sad, Boyd, whose father was a black American, told T-Online. Donald Trump is one of the worst people on the planet. He's driving his country apart and making things worse in the United States. I love the U.S., but I hate what Trump has made of the country."

Asked what he would say to the president if he was to meet him in person, Boyd said: Donald, aren't you ashamed? But Trump is so egotistical that he wouldn't even be bothered by that.

Vandalism and violence towards police officers has been widely condemned by most, including Boyd, but a reaction to decades of discrimination must be loud enough to be heard, the striker concedes.

Of course, no cars should be set on fire or police officers attacked, he said. Most police officers have families and are great people, but we have to be honest with ourselves: what other solutions are there?

The protests have to be loud, it has to pop, because enough is enough. African Americans have to start up to the constant injustice. Racism is also a problem in Germany, but it has a completely different look in the United States. Germany continues to be a stable country.

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The coronavirus crisis is often credited as the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of the protests, but Boyd feels that Germany's leadership has handled the pandemic in such a way that citizens' faith in politicians has grown rather than diminished.

Right now, during the crisis, it's becoming even clearer how important Chancellor Angela Merkel is for our country. Merkel has the biggest balls of all the politicians in the world. We are leading the way through the pandemic. Everyone envies us even the top three leagues are running again. We are governed by good, intelligent people.

Here, when you are admitted to hospital, you are not asked first how you will pay for your stay just like a 16-year-old cannot buy a fully automatic weapon. Germany is the best country in the world for me.

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Attack on elder Trump supporter draws attention of Donald Trump Jr. – Fall River Herald News

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FALL RIVER -- The case of an elderly Fall River man who was assaulted while holding a Trump sign has drawn the attention of one of the president's sons.

In a Tweet Friday afternoon, Donald Trump Jr. asked for people to send him contact information for the man, a veteran, identified in a news broadcast as Charlie Chase.

"Awful," Trump Jr. said. "An 82-year-old wearing a Trump hat was attacked by a leftwing nut job in Massachusetts. All political violence is wrong, but what kind of person commits violence against an elderly man? If anyone has contact info for the victim please send my way."

The request received more than 1,000 replies. Some respondents are including Chase's personal information in their tweets.

Fall River City Councilor Christopher Peckham was one of those to reach out.

"I was just with Charlie. Please feel free to reach out to me," he stated in his tweet. "Hes a good friend of mine."

Chase and Trump Jr. eventually connected during calls into The Howie Carr Show on WRKO. Carr scheduled Chase to be a guess, and Trump Jr. called in to thank him for his service and for supporting his father.

"I just wanted to say I saw your story, Im sorry you had to go through that, and we really appreciate the support," Trump Jr. told Chase on the show. "That shouldnt be going on in America. I just wanted to say thank you for that support and thank you for that steadfast loyalty and for your service to our country."

Trump Jr. also told Chase he would send him some hats, gear and flags to continue supporting Trump's campaign.

The attack occurred Tuesday on North Main Street at the Airport Road rotary. Chase is known in the city for carrying his sign in that area and in front of One Government Center on occasion.

A 27-year-old Fall River man, Aidan Courtright, allegedly stopped his car at the rotary, got out and attacked Chase, who was holding a Trump sign.

According to Fall River police, Courtright then walked toward Chase while screaming, "Give me the f---ing sign! He then grabbed the sign and ripped it in half, then grabbed the victim by his shirt, knocking his hat off and throwing him to the ground, police say. Then, Courtright kicked him in his ribs and legs while he was on the ground.

Courtright is charged with committing a civil rights violation with injury; assault and battery on a person over 60 years old; vandalizing property; and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60 years old.

Courtright pleaded not guilty and was released, but was ordered to stay away from the victim and not take part in any online political activity.

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Donald Trump Is Celebrating the Wrong Economic Accomplishment – The New Republic

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But that 3.1 million job gain is wiped out when you take into account a statistical glitch that the BLS admits tothe misclassification of about five million workers as employed who said they were not at work for other reasons than losing their jobs. The likelihood that these people will get their old jobs back diminishes with each passing day. But even aside from the question of job viability for these workers, the BLS is required to classify such people as unemployed, and for some as yet ill-explained reason, it didnt. If it had, the BLS says, the unemployment rate would have risen in May to 16.1 percent. And thats before seasonal adjustment to the jobless count, which would raise the rate even higher.

Jason Furman, who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama, and Wilson Powell III, his colleague at Harvards Kennedy School of Government, calculate that when you figure in this and other problems with the May calculations, the true unemployment rate is 17.1 percent. (Lets also remember that any single-digit job gain must be balanced against a two-month loss in March and April of more than 22 million jobs.)

Without diving into the weeds, though, it appears that even an honest reckoning of Mays employment trend, based on the limited data available, yields a rather surprising gain rather than the loss most observers were anticipating. Furman and Powells reckoning of the realistic unemployment rate at 17. 1 percent is, as they note, lower than their similarly realistic calculation that Aprils true unemployment rate was 20.5 percent. We all want unemployment to go down, so that really is something to celebratehowever cautiously.

Its also a reason to congratulate the president on his administrations greatest (indeed, sole) domestic accomplishment: the $600 sweetener added to weekly unemployment benefits. Trump being Trump, hed rather you didnt. He agreed to it only at the prodding of congressional Democrats in March, and reportedly hes itching to discontinue the payout when it expires at the end of next month.

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As Trump gives in to his baser instincts, some cities look for policing changes – CNN

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But with peaceful protests continuing for the 12th day on Saturday, Trump and his campaign team showed this week that his baser instincts -- divide, attack, polarize -- will prevail. His passing attempt at words of healing gave way to his calls for domination of protesters in the streets, an effort to malign Washington, DC's black mayor as "grossly incompetent," and then a text message from his campaign Saturday declaring: "Liberal THUGS are destroying our streets. Restore LAW & ORDER!" Trump hasn't let up.The Trump campaign's efforts to incite fear and amplify falsehoods created a striking contrast with the images of thousands of protesters of all races walking together in solidarity at huge demonstrations in DC, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles -- a reminder that the nation is now at an inflection point.

The central question that lingers over the demonstrations is where the debate goes from here and whether it will produce actual change. Or, if the President has his way, will the energy of the protests simply be viewed as another red-blue issue where some cities and states step forward with policing policy changes while Trump and his allies use the fear of that change as a cudgel they can wield in the upcoming elections.

Demonstrator Olivia Butler reflected on that uncertainty as she marched down Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC, Saturday.

"I'm very thankful that all the support is out here from young people to old people, all different races. I think it is great they're out here now but I am a little skeptical about if it is authentic," Butler told CNN's Boris Sanchez Saturday. "This is not something that is going to be solved with a week's worth of marches, or something that's going to be solved with a month's worth of marches."

"It is something that's going to be solved through legislation, through new precedents being set in our legal system, and then social change so people's mindsets [are] changing so we don't keep fostering the sense of underlying racial bias in the country. ...This is not a fight only in these streets while we're marching."

Signs of policy change in some US cities

In California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would work toward a statewide standard for policing peaceful protests and ending the carotid hold, along with similar techniques. "Protesters have the right to protest peacefullynot to be harassed. Not to be shot at by rubber bullets or tear gas," he tweeted. "Today I am calling for the creation of a new statewide standard for use of force in protests. Acts of violence against peaceful protesters will not be tolerated."

"George Floyd died on the street slowly and deliberately strangled and our children watched," Minneapolis school board member Jenny Arenson said during the meeting of the Minneapolis Board of Education Tuesday. "Minneapolis police, individual officers and the city have work to do. And until they demonstrate they have done that work, we need to separate our relationship."

While many praised the move on a day when tens of thousands of people took to the streets in DC, the DC Chapter of Black Lives Matter Global Network called the street mural a "performative distraction from real policy changes" and said Bowser "has consistently been on the wrong side of BLMDC history."

CNN's Alex Marquardt spotted black graffiti on the yellow lettering in Black Lives Matter Plaza Friday night that said "Not good enough."

Calls to defund police create potential risks for Democrats

The rallying cry to defund police from some quarters of the black community and some progressive groups will undoubtedly become a flashpoint as the presidential campaign heats up.

Many conservatives on Twitter have already sought to suggest that defunding the police is now part of the Democrats' agenda -- an argument that could complicate the re-election prospects of former Vice President Joe Biden as well as more moderate Democrats in swing districts in November.

During a town hall Thursday evening moderated by actor Don Cheadle, Biden was asked whether he agreed with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposal to cut the Los Angeles Police Department budget and re-appropriate $150 million dollars to communities of color that are suffering.

"I think it makes sense," Biden responded. "Some places, they're short on having enough people to cover the community, others, the police departments have a lot more than they need. And so, it depends on the community, but it's all about treating people with dignity, just treating people with dignity, period. And then setting down basic fundamental rules that relate to what constitutes adequate and fair police conduct."

On Saturday, former DC police chief and former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey, who led a task force on 21st century policing for former President Barack Obama, also weighed in on the thorny issue of defunding the police.

"I don't disagree that we need more social workers; we need more health care professionals, mental health teachers, counselors, and the like," Ramsey told CNN's Ana Cabrera. "But how are you going to actually go about implementing that? And if you defund police, what is it that you are willing to sacrifice that police are currently doing that you no longer want them to do?"

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