Watch: Biden & Michelle Obama Tag Team Attacking Police On The Day To Remember Fallen Officers
May 15th is known as Peace Officers memorial Day and it is a time to reflect on law enforcement officers that have given the ultimate sacrifice for their communities.
Both, President Joe Biden and former First Lady Michelle Obama used the day to attack law enforcement officers.
During an interview with CBS This Morning Obama said that she lives in fear that her daughters will be killed by police.
“Many of us live in fear as we go to the grocery store or worry about —walking our dogs, or allowing our children to get a license, she said. “Every time they get in a car by themselves, I worry … The fact that they are good students and polite girls, but maybe they’re playing their music a little loud, maybe somebody sees the back of their head and makes an assumption.”
“I don’t wanna have to worry about her entering a world where she has to worry about how people would treat her because of the color of her skin. So I am excited. But I’d like to be more excited to know that as she goes out and gets her first apartment, and rides the subway somewhere…that they don’t make assumptions about her based on the color of her skin,” Obama said.
“That she’s not at risk, out there in the world, as an adult, because she’s a Black woman.”
.@MichelleObama says she fears for her daughters in the wake of George Floyd’s killing: “Many of us live in fear as we go to the grocery store or worry about —walking our dogs, or allowing our children to get a license …” pic.twitter.com/T7Khm3hLv5
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 10, 2021
Cont’d: “Every time they get in a car by themselves, I worry … The fact that they are good students and polite girls, but maybe they’re playing their music a little loud, maybe somebody sees the back of their head and makes an assumption …”
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 10, 2021
In a statement released from the White House to “honor” police officers Biden used his statement to also attack police:
This year, we also recognize that in many of our communities, especially Black and brown communities, there is a deep sense of distrust towards law enforcement; a distrust that has been exacerbated by the recent deaths of several Black and brown people at the hands of law enforcement. These deaths have resulted in a profound fear, trauma, pain, and exhaustion for many Black and brown Americans, and the resulting breakdown in trust between law enforcement and the communities they have sworn to protect and serve ultimately makes officers’ jobs harder and more dangerous as well.
In order to rebuild that trust, our State, local, and Federal Government and law enforcement agencies must protect constitutional rights, ensure accountability for misconduct, and embrace policing that reflects community values and ensures community safety. These approaches benefit those who wear the badge and those who count on their protection.
In 2020, President Trump wrote, “We must continue working toward a time when all people respect and understand the important work that law enforcement officers do. Unfortunately, our law enforcement officers do not always receive the respect they deserve.”