Cops on the streets of Pittsburgh say crime is up and morale is down, and they're eager to discuss their theories about why murder rates are surging in the U.S., including the state of policing after the pandemic, closing detention facilities and protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Brooklyn Democrat and the majority leader, said in a statement on Monday that it is “no surprise that a guy who aligns himself with hateful white nationalists says stupid and offensive things about Jewish Americans and Israel.”
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