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Trump Touts Economy as Racial-Justice Fix, Snubs Police Overhaul

  • President says he supports ‘perfect’ police officer training
  • Trump rejects protesters’ demands for cutting police funding
President Trump speaks during a roundtable with faith leaders and small business in Dallas, Texas, on June 1.

President Trump speaks during a roundtable with faith leaders and small business in Dallas, Texas, on June 1.

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President Donald Trump rejected calls to overhaul law enforcement or cut officers’ funding amid protests over police brutality and racism, and instead backed new training programs as well as economic development, school choice and improved health care in minority communities.

Trump -- speaking Thursday in Dallas during a roundtable with a group of supporters, including religious leaders, business owners and law enforcement officials -- said he was working to finalize an executive order that called for encouraging “police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force, including tactics for deescalation.”