President Donald Trump expressed his confusing feelings about the use of chokeholds during arrests by police officers around the country, saying that he thinks there are a lot of variables to consider but that “generally speaking it should be ended.”
As the protests are a response to the police killing of George Floyd, Faulkner asked Trump about the force used in the video of his death.
“I don’t like chokeholds,” said Trump, who then meandered off to say that sometimes police officers deal with “a real bad person” who is very “tough.”
Trump went on to say that he thinks “the concept of chokehold sounds so innocent, so perfect,” but it depends on how many people are in need of restraint or up against the officer and the “toughness and strength” of those involved.
Earlier in the conversation with Faulkner, Trump addressed the ongoing protests connected with Floyd.
