FILE PICTURE: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable conversation with members of the faith neighborhood, police and small business at Entrance Church Dallas School in Dallas, Texas, U.S., June 11,2020 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Friday it would be an advantage if cops usage of choke holds was ended in the majority of circumstances, although he suggested their use would be reasonable in scenarios where an officer remained in risk.
” I don’t like choke holds … (however) in some cases, if you’re alone and you’re combating someone, it’s tough,” Trump told Fox News Channel, while adding: “It would be, I believe, a v