Scott Walker is blaming cop killings on Obama's 'absence of leadership'

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) slammed President Barack Obama on Sunday for not being supportive enough of police officers. The presidential candidate chatted with CNN's Jake Tapper about his recent Hot Air editorial.

"We can not have any more of this idea that it's okay to go after law enforcement just because they wear a uniform and just because they have a badge," Walker said on State of the Union.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.