Hillary Clinton's statements Friday about pledging to work to bridge the racial divide should she win the White House were merely an attempt to reach out to African Americans, political commentator Michael Reagan told
Newsmax TV.
"She's on the campaign trail and she's reaching out," Reagan told "Newsmax Prime" host J.D. Hayworth. "At that point, that statement is really to black America: 'Vote for me. I really care about you.'
"That's exactly what the line was totally about," he said.
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Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, condemned the ambush attack that killed five Dallas police officers and wounded seven others.
She told CNN that "we have got to do everything possible to support our police and support innocent Americans who have deadly encounters with the police."
Michael Reagan's new book is
"Lessons My Father Taught Me: The Strength, Integrity, and Faith of Ronald Reagan."
"For the most part, the police around this country are phenomenal people," Reagan told Hayworth. "Are there bad seeds in the police department? Yes, there are bad seeds in the police department.
"There's bad seeds in every group in America that are going to cause you trouble, but don't paint a picture of all of them doing the same.
"The reality of it is we all do go to our corners," he said. "There is no listening going on."
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