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Trump says beating of Nichols ‘never should have happened’

Trump says beating of Nichols ‘never should have happened’

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said the footage of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers is “horrible” and that the attack “never should have happened.” “I thought it was terrible. He was in such trouble. He was just being pummeled. Now that should never have happened,” Trump said in an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday, a day after authorities released footage of the attack on the 29-year-old Black man… Source link

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Protesters demand justice for Tyre Nichols across U.S. after Memphis police bodycam footage released

Protesters demand justice for Tyre Nichols across U.S. after Memphis police bodycam footage released

People hold signs at a protest in Times Square after footage showing Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating at the hands of Memphis, Tenn., police officers was released on Friday night. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) Protests unfolded across the U.S. on Friday night after body camera footage and surveillance video showing Memphis, Tenn., police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols were released. Nichols’s family, the Memphis police chief and President Biden called on protesters to remain peaceful in… Source link

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ESPN, Rachel Nichols officially split after Maria Taylor comments

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – JULY 31: ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols stands on the court before a game between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks at The Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on July 31, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Rachel Nichols’… Source link

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