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    White people are killed by cops, too. But that doesn't undermine Black Lives Matter | Malaika Jabali

    Trump tried to disparage Black Lives Matter. Instead he just proved the point that police violence is out of control
    by Malaika Jabali Jul 16, 2020 3 minutes
    ‘Trump’s assertion doesn’t undermine Black Lives Matter and arguments for police abolition the way he and his rightwing allies believe.’ Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    When asked in a recent CBS News interview why African Americans are still dying at the hand of law enforcement, Donald Trump replied: “So are white people.” Barely unable to contain his disdain – punctuated by telling interviewer Catherine Herridge, “What a terrible question to ask” – he added that even more white people are killed by police.

    The obvious distinction is that police kill Black men and women at disproportionate rates, ranging from 2.5-3 times more often than white Americans, according to . More importantly,

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