Buttigieg Tries Again To Woo Black Voters Amid Race Controversy In His Hometown
The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential candidate has been dealing with the aftermath of a fatal shooting in his hometown in which a white officer shot a black man.
by Domenico Montanaro
Jul 02, 2019
4 minutes
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg stressed Tuesday that more work needs to be done not just in his community but across the country to make sure police understand that it's "not anti-police to be pro-racial justice."
Taking questions from reporters at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition with the Rev. Jesse Jackson by his side before making a broader speech, the Democratic presidential candidate again acknowledged that his administration hasn't done enough to fix the racial gap within the South Bend police force.
"I can't say we've done everything we need to do," he said at the Chicago event, "because the results aren't there."
But he added that his isn't the only community where
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