Before he signed an executive order on police reform in the Rose Garden, Trump had reached out to the families of black men killed by police or vigilantes and met with them privately.
Much credit goes to Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only black Republican in the Senate, a frequent Trump whisperer and a man who wants to heal the nation.
Scott knows firsthand that black men are more likely to be pulled over and cited by police for minor or nonexistent infractions than white drivers — and he has made a point of educating fellow Republicans to the reality of “driving while black.”
Evidently, Scott would be more authentic if he spoke like California’s Kamala Harris, one of two black Democrats in the Senate, when she touted the Democrats’ Justice in Policing Act of 2020.
They can work with Scott and GOP senators to pass a bill meant to promote community-based policing in a way that encourages civil rights advocates and the police to work together.
