The former secretary of State criticized the president for threatening to use active-duty U.S. troops against George Floyd protesters.
Biden takes on Trump as the coronavirus outbreak, economic crisis and racial unrest roil the nation
More than a week of demonstrations against police brutality across the U.S. initially turned violent in some cities, though they’ve recently been mostly peaceful. On Sunday, Trump ordered the National Guard to start withdrawing from Washington, D.C., after a massive but peaceful protest in the city Saturday.Powell said Trump needdc to understand the Constitution and the restraints on him.
Powell said he was “very close” to Biden on social and political issues and would speak out for him during the election campaign. He portrayed the protests as a sign of a broader public dissatisfaction with Trump, racism, and wealth and education gaps. “The economy exists for all of the American people, not just you doing great or me doing better,” Powell said. “So what we have to do now is reach out to the whole people, watch these demonstrations, watch these protests — and rather than curse them, embrace them to see what it is we have to do to get out of this situation that we find ourselves in now.”
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