Rudy Giuliani: White cops needed to keep black people from killing each other

Rudy Giuliani: White cops needed to keep black people from killing each other
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giulani vehemently argued Sunday that black communities wouldn't have significant police footprints if black people "weren't killing each other."

In an appearance on Meet the Press, Giuilani complained that the media was focusing too much on the racial politics of conflicts between police and citizens, and not enough on incidences of black-on-black crime.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.