Majority of Minneapolis City Council members favour dismantling its police department and creating a new way to ensure public safety, a sign that BlackLivesMatter protests over the police killing of GeorgeFloyd are having an impact
Minneapolis City Council member Alondra Cano speaks during a meeting at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis on June 07, 2020.
The vow by the majority of councilors came a day after Frey was booed at and asked to leave a "Defund the Police" rally. He later told AFP he supported "massive structural reform to revise this structurally racist system" but not "abolishing the entire police department." Mitt Romney, a Republican senator from Utah, joined a group of Christian protesters marching towards the White House. He tweeted photos of himself in the procession, along with the simple caption, "Black Lives Matter."
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin Powell joined them Sunday, saying Trump had "drifted away" from the Constitution. Powell, a Republican moderate, said Trump had weakened America's position around the world and that in November's presidential election he would support Democrat Joe Biden.Condoleezza Rice, who succeeded Powell as secretary of state under President George W.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus said they would introduce legislation in the House of Representatives on Monday to make policing more accountable. It is unclear what support the proposed reforms might find in the Republican-controlled Senate -- or whether Trump might sign such legislation into law.
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