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BIDEN S RESET: Biden s focus on Russia and China, while also planning to soon end America s longest war, underlines his commitment to reframe foreign policy.
The White House made clear the time has come to focus US attention elsewhere: [T]he president has been consistent in his view that there s not a military solution to Afghanistan, that we have been there for far too long, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. And he also believes we need to focus our resources on fighting the threats we face today, 20 years almost 20 years after the war began.
House Rep. Cori Bush says white cop who shot dead 20-year-old Daunte Wright would ve known the difference between her Taser and gun if he wasn t a black boy after fellow squad members Rashida Tlaib and AOC call for police to be abolished
Cori Bush slammed claim more training would have prevented Sunday s fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
Bush, Democratic congresswoman from St. Louis, scoffed at claim that cop mistook her gun for a Taser Squad members AOC and Rashida Tlaib have also spoken out, saying police should be abolished
Cop Kimberly Potter is said to have confused her gun for a taser when she shot at Daunte Wright Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS â The shooting of Daunte Wright could lead to criminal charges against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kimberly Potter as soon as Wednesday, according to the county attorney handling the case.
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Tuesday that he s spent hours reviewing video and other evidence of the shooting and expects to file something â he didn t clarify what the charges would be â by Wednesday. We ve already done a great deal of research, Orput said, adding that prosecutor Imran Ali has been working on the case as well.
It would be just the second time a U.S. police officer faces criminal charges for fatally shooting someone with a service weapon in an apparent mix-up with their Taser.
The police chief and the officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn. who fatally shot a 20-year-old black man during a traffic stop resigned on Tuesday. Officer Kimberly Potter submitted her resignation letter to the Law Enforcement Labor Services, a public safety labor union. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said the city didn’t ask Potter, a 26-year veteran, to resign. Police Chief Tim Gannon also issued his resignation in the wake of Sunday’s shooting, which resulted in two days of protests.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a statement that Potter discharged her firearm Sunday afternoon during a traffic stop that resulted in the death of Daunte Wright. She was placed on administration leave before her resignation. Authorities released a brief video clip of the incident from her body-worn camera. During a news conference, police chief Gannon said Potter accidentally shot Wright with her firearm and believed that she “had the intention” to deploy her Taser.