Former President Barack Obama will criticize President Donald Trump’s ‘handling of the policing crisis’ in remarks set for a 5 p.m. virtual town hall lives stream that will also be carried by cable news.
NBC News reporter Geoff Bennett on Twitter, “Aides to former President Obama tell @JoshNBCNews that in his virtual town hall tonight, Obama will draw an implicit contrast between Trump’s handling of the policing crisis and the policies Obama advocated as president to increase trust between police and communities of color…Obama will directly reference the death of George Floyd before pivoting to “specific reforms that ensure better, safer policing and foster a sense of trust between communities and law enforcement while keeping cities safe,” an Obama aide tells @JoshNBCNews and @kwelkernbc…Obama is also expected to discuss his own administration’s guidelines for improving policing, which included increasing community policing, building trust and legitimacy, improving police training, and expanding transparency, including through the use of body cams.”
Aides to former President Obama tell @JoshNBCNews that in his virtual town hall tonight, Obama will draw an implicit contrast between Trump’s handling of the policing crisis and the policies Obama advocated as president to increase trust between police and communities of color.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 3, 2020
Obama will directly reference the death of George Floyd before pivoting to “specific reforms that ensure better, safer policing and foster a sense of trust between communities and law enforcement while keeping cities safe,” an Obama aide tells @JoshNBCNews and @kwelkernbc.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 3, 2020
Obama is also expected to discuss his own administration’s guidelines for improving policing, which included increasing community policing, building trust and legitimacy, improving police training, and expanding transparency, including through the use of body cams.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 3, 2020
MSNBC said they would be covering Obama’s remarks live:
We will carry this live on @MSNBC at 5pmET.
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) June 3, 2020
Former Clinton administration press secretary Joe Lockhart is urging broadcast networks to carry Obama’s speech live:
Given what’s going on in the country, there is no excuse for the networks not to cover President Obama live this afternoon. Tweet at @abcnews @nbcnews @cbsnews and demand it #takeobamalive
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) June 3, 2020
Link to live stream:
Today, @BarackObama joins @MsPackyetti, @EricHolder, and other local and national leaders for a virtual town hall about the steps we can take forward in this moment.
Tune in at https://t.co/A8z7hn0iiA. pic.twitter.com/XvhY2Dwimm
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 3, 2020
