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| Donald Trump defends Milwaukee police shooting | Donald Trump defends Milwaukee police shooting |
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| US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said initial evidence suggests the shooting of a black man by police in Milwaukee was justified. | |
| The killing of Sylville Smith in a predominantly African-American part of the city on Saturday led to protests. | |
| "We have to obey the laws or we don't have a country," Mr Trump told Fox News after visiting police in the city. He later addressed a rally there. | |
| A string of fatal police shootings have sparked demonstrations across the US. | A string of fatal police shootings have sparked demonstrations across the US. |
| Protesters say the police are too ready to use lethal force against African Americans. | Protesters say the police are too ready to use lethal force against African Americans. |
| In the latest incident, Mr Smith, 23, was stopped by police and then fled. | |
| Officials said he was shot because he was carrying an illegal handgun and had refused to drop it. | |
| "The gun was pointed at his [a police officer's] head supposedly ready to be fired," said Mr Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. | "The gun was pointed at his [a police officer's] head supposedly ready to be fired," said Mr Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. |
| "Who can have a problem with that? That's what the narrative is. Maybe it's not true. If it is true, people shouldn't be rioting." | "Who can have a problem with that? That's what the narrative is. Maybe it's not true. If it is true, people shouldn't be rioting." |
| Mr Trump, a businessman who stunned the political world by winning the Republican primary contests, met Sheriff David Clarke in a private meeting on Tuesday. | Mr Trump, a businessman who stunned the political world by winning the Republican primary contests, met Sheriff David Clarke in a private meeting on Tuesday. |
| Mr Clarke has put the state's National Guard on standby but it has not been used. | Mr Clarke has put the state's National Guard on standby but it has not been used. |
| New York hotel developer Mr Trump has been vocal in his support for the police throughout his election campaign. | New York hotel developer Mr Trump has been vocal in his support for the police throughout his election campaign. |
| He trails Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the polls, ahead of November's presidential election, after a series of controversial remarks. | |
| At the Milwaukee campaign rally later on Tuesday, Mr Trump said the lack of effective policing was doing a disservice to African-American communities who were being hurt by violence in their neighbourhoods. | |
| "The war on police is a war on all peaceful citizens who want to be able to work and live and send their kids to school in safety. | |
| "Our job is not to make life more comfortable for the rioter or the robber or the looter or the violent disruptor, of which there are many." | |