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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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | |
| In the latest incident, Mr Smith, 23, was stopped by police and then fled. | 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. | 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." |
| Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has put the state's National Guard on standby but it has not been used. | Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has put the state's National Guard on standby but it has not been used. |
| Mr Trump, who met Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke on Tuesday, has been vocal in his support for the police throughout his campaign. | Mr Trump, who met Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke on Tuesday, has been vocal in his support for the police throughout his campaign. |
| He trails Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the polls, ahead of November's presidential election, after a series of controversial remarks. | 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 African-American communities were hurt the most 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. | "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." | "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." |
| He accused Mrs Clinton of being indirectly responsible for the unrest in Milwaukee by supporting those who see police as a racist force in the US. | |