Trump Considering Actions to Address Issues Raised by Protesters – By VOA News Staff (VOA News) / June 11 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with faith leaders, law enforcement officers and small business owners Thursday in Dallas, Texas, as he considers potential responses to nationwide protests that followed the death in police custody of African American man George Floyd.
The White House said the roundtable discussion would cover “solutions to historic economic, health and justice disparities in American communities.”
White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Wednesday that both legislative proposals and executive orders are under consideration, and that the administration is looking to deliver them “in the coming days.”
One proposal Trump does not support is altering the so-called qualified immunity doctrine that helps shield law enforcement officers from civil lawsuits.
“That’s a nonstarter in the Democratic legislation,” McEnany said.
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