War on police Update: Cruz Blames Obama for Climate of Violence Against Police | Police wait for Obama support as rhetoric turns against blue lines - Washington Times
War on Police - 9.3.15 Cruz Blames Obama for Climate of Violence Against Police Thursday September 3 rd , 2015 at 6:43 PM ABC News: Politics 1 Share Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz blamed President Barack Obama on Thursday for a climate of violence against police, contending the president and his administration have long vilified law enforcement. His unsparing appraisal came in an Associated Press interview between campaign stops and mere days after the slaying of a deputy in Cruz's hometown of Houston, allegedly by a man with a history of mental illness. "There are unfortunate, tragic consequences when the president of the United States repeatedly vilifies law enforcement and when that rhetoric is amplified by the Department of Justice, when it's amplified by politicians across this country," Cruz said in the interview. Sheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth was the sixth officer in the nation shot and killed ...
