And we will get to some questions before we wrap up the conversation. Jake the question we are asking is what should congress be doing to respond to the National Unrest and ongoing protest against racial injustice, and why. You can type your answer in the box under the livestream at politico. Com. At the end of the interview we will check out your responses. We will talk about a few things we are watching this week, and number one is the state of Police Reform. We made the point this morning that we could be surprised in the next coming weeks and months that Police Reform could pick up momentum. There are hopeful signs from republicans who believe that congress should ban chokehold, and beef up statutes that allow for to escape liability some of their actions on the beat and force. Frankly, i think a lot of politicians right now have reached a moment where they believe that there has been a National Reckoning on Police Violence and racially targeted Police Violence. I think it will be
Peacefully protest following the death of george floyd, who was killed while in Police Custody in minneapolis. Governor murphy announced the state is lifting its stayathome order, which has been in place since midmarch, following this event. On coauthor of the politico playbook, joint by my colleague joined by my colleague, and not, with new jersey governor phil murphy, to talk about the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, how the states opening, and what assistance he would like from the federal government. This is part of a new playbook series which will bring viewers behind the scenes with leaders of congress, the white house, business executives, but the new world order and bringing forth ideas to help america course correct ahead of the election. Just a reminder, if you have questions, you can tweet litico live with the politico. We want to hear from you who are watching on political. Com. The question, what should congress be doing to respond to the protests against racial just
Derek cho vinay Police Officer charged with the murder of george floyd who sparked a global protest will make his 1st Court Appearance in minneapolis but what can charging a handful of Police Officers really do when u. S. Authorities have responded to protest with the factor martial law by tear gas rubber bullets and Armored Vehicles joining me now by skype from nashville in the United States is david a professor of africanamerican and the asper studies at Vanderbilt University david thanks so much for coming on im going to ask you actually the other day the New York Times published a call for military intervention it was written by a senator from arkansas tom cotton a call for overwhelming force and the use of the insurrection act which of course would mandate federal military troops across the United States i saw that piece and like most americans you know and i think this cuts across racial lines was. Donald trump playbook d is one of divisiveness. Its one that plays to the racial.
It plays to the racial. Legacies that has long the United States and really to this whole discourse underground or maybe not even so underground discourse of White Supremacy he completely denies that saying that actually he is being that arrest for people of color it is its baffling in a in a certain kind of sense because there was a piece in the feel like it was the Washington Post about the ways in which. Donald trump will Say Something. You know Say Something in one moment thats caught on camera and literally turned around and the night that he said it in the next it would be laughable and bizarre if it wasnt so d utterly dangerous ok well youre in Republican National convention territory there in nashville joe biden after all is the president ial candidate for the democrats in november. I mean what do you think about him making Political Capital whilst being known around the world for mass incarceration of africanamericans or opposing desegregation i think a lot of times africaname
Was was utterly appalled donald trump playbook d is one of divisiveness one that plays to the racial. Legacies that has long the United States and really to this whole discourse underground or maybe not even so underground discourse of White Supremacy he completely denies that saying that actually he is being that arrest for people of color it is its baffling in a in a certain kind of sense because there was a piece in the feel like it was the Washington Post about the ways in which. Donald trump will Say Something. You know Say Something in one moment thats caught on camera and literally turned around and the night that he said it in the next it would be laughable and bizarre if it wasnt so utterly dangerous ok well youre in Republican National convention territory there in nash. Well joe biden after all is the president ial candidate for the democrats in november i mean what do you think about him making Political Capital whilst being known arguably around the world for mass incarcer