U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about police reform before signing an executive order on the issue in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump fully backs Senate Republicans’ police reform bill unveiled earlier on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a briefing.
“We fully support the Scott bill and every element of it,” she said, referring to Senator Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the U.S. Senate, who crafted the measure.
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