Why is donald trump sending federal troops to confront protesters in u. S. Cities the president says Violent Crime needs to be controlled opponents denounce what they call a political stunt does the deployment set a dangerous precedent for american democracy this is inside story. Hello and welcome d to the program im wrong come on donald trump often calls himself the lower note a president its one of the Campaign Themes in his bid for reelection less than full months from now is accused some city mayor as failing to rein in weeks of protests against police brutality. Trump sent in federal agents to portland in oregon earlier this month he said the item was to support local police and protect government buildings from increasingly violent unrest some protesters say they were arrested without cause and taken away in unmarked cause trumps also announced what he called a surge of federal offices to other cities such as chicago to combat Violent Crime that. Extreme politicians have joined t
A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Why is donald trump sending federal troops to confront protesters in u. S. Cities the president says Violent Crime needs to be controlled opponents denounce what they call a political stunt does the deployment set a dangerous precedent for american democracy this is an odd story. Hello welcome d to the program im wrong donald trump often calls himself the lower note a president its one of the Campaign Themes in his bid for reelection less than full months from now is a q some city may as a failing to rein in weeks of protests against police brutality. Trump sent in federal agents to portland in oregon earlier this month he said the aim was to support local police and protect government buildings from increasingly violent unrest some protesters say they were arrested without cause and taken away in unmarked cause trumps also announc
Is donald trump sending federal troops to confront protesters in u. S. Cities the president says Violent Crime needs to be controlled opponents denounce what they call a political stunt does the deployment set a dangerous precedent for american democracy this is inside story. Hello and welcome d to the program im wrong. Often calls himself the lower note a president its one of the Campaign Themes in his bid for reelection less than full months from now is accused some city mayors of failing to rein in weeks of protests against police brutality. Trump sent in federal agents to portland in oregon earlier this month he said the item was to support local police and protect government buildings from increasingly violent unrest some protesters say they were arrested without cause and taken away in unmarked cause trumps also announced what he called a surge of federal offices to other cities such as chicago to combat Violent Crime that. Extreme politicians have joined this Police Crusade and
Remind you, a lot goes into this kind of an event and many people have worked very, very hard, harder than ive worked, to put all of this together. One of the people who could not be here was frank cogliano, because he got stuck in newark. Hell be here later this evening. His cochair is here and shes going to say a few words. Thank you. [applause] welcome. Im sorry that frank isnt here to join me for this further welcome. Just to say how wonderful it is to see everyone here and to work with such an Amazing Group of people. I especially want to thank annette and frank, my cochair, robin, without whom we would sees to function, and also to the Wonderful Program committee, one of whose members is sitting there many are in the audience tonight and they generously of time an talent to put this program together to go through the many proposals that we had. Weir looking forward to what is an exciting, interesting, varied diverse sheer with a lot of different panels and topics. Its a pleasure
On his undergraduate course on the topic of ordinary lives in the American Revolution. And his book, stolen five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their journey home, which tells the true story of five boys kidnapped in the north and sold into slavery in the deep south and that during attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, is being published by Simon Schuster in october. Thank you once again for joining us this evening, and without any further ado, please join me in welcoming dr. Rick bell. [applause] dr. Bell thanks to heather, thanks to cspan for covering this. Those of you who might have been to the Smithsonian Associates before and heard me give other programs wont be surprised to hear my strange accent, which is not exactly a maryland natives accent. I was raised in england yet find myself teaching about the American Revolution as part of my job, which let me tell you is a blessing and a curse, an undergraduate classroom to teach with an accent like this. Im very