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By Claire Z. Cardona Follow @clairezcardona ccardona@dallasnews.com
Breaking News Producer
Published: 08 July 2016 05:03 AM
Updated: 08 July 2016 06:14 AM
The shootings in Dallas that killed five law enforcement officers and wounded several others were "a vicious calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement," President Barack Obama said.
Speaking alongside the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission in Warsaw, Poland, Obama said he had talked with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and offered the city federal assistance.
He said the officers were targeted while they were doing their jobs: keeping people safe during peaceful protests.
"We are horrified over these events, and we stand united with the people and the police department in Dallas," he said ...
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-obama-dallas-shootings-vicious-calculated-despicable-attack-on-law-enforcement.ece
treestar
(82,383 posts)was already blaming President Obama for the shootings and complaining about the way he characterized it.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)Someone there posted the same Joe Walsh tweets I saw here on DU and they were agreeing with him!
I think the sane people were in the majority but the sick crazies were all over the place blaming Obama for everything.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)Nitram
(22,892 posts)poorly-trained cops with guns.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)"radical Islamic terrorism".
malaise
(269,187 posts)who simply had enough