In most cities, the nightly demonstrations have subsided, though in Seattle an interesting experiment in police-free living is under way. But as former president Barack Obama urged in his first public comments on the protests last week, those demonstrating need to seize the momentum. A Washington Post-Schar School poll has found that 69 per cent of people think there is a problem with law enforcement in the country, higher than in previous polls. The US president has continued to weigh in on the side of law enforcement officers. Trump is banking on his popularity among the white, mostly male, core base who helped propel him to victory in 2016.

Source: The Irish Times June 12, 2020 19:00 UTC