Acting DHS secretary claims no 'systemic racism problem' in law enforcement

drawing rebuke from potential VP candidate Demings

As protests of police brutality continue across the country in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in police custody, the acting secretary of Homeland Security pushed back against the notion that incidents like Floyd's killing are the manifestation of systemic racism within law enforcement agencies -- a position that put him at odds with a member of Joe Biden's vice presidential shortlist.

"I do not think that we have a systemic racism problem with law enforcement officers across this country," Chad Wolf said on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, arguing that such a sweeping diagnosis is "a disservice" to the upstanding members of law enforcement.

"Do I acknowledge that there are some law enforcement officers that abuse their job? Yes. And again, we need to hold those accountable," Wolf told "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz, before claiming that "painting law enforcement with a broad brush of systemic racism is really a disservice" to the upstanding members of the law enforcement community.

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The comments, which strike at the core argument behind the demonstrations that have swept throughout the nation in the past two weeks, were quickly criticized by Rep. Val Demings in a subsequent "This Week" interview.

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