Trump: 'Generally speaking' chokeholds should be banned.
The US president appeared conflicted in an interview about his views on chokeholds, depending on how many people were involved. U.S President Donald Trump has spoken about the use of chokeholds by police, saying "generally speaking" the practice should be ended.
Mr Trump's views came across as somewhat conflicted during the interview on Fox News, where he said "the concept of chokeholds sounds so innocent and so perfect" in "one-on-one struggling".
"Sometimes if you're alone, and you're fighting someone whose tough, and you get somebody in a chokehold... What are you gonna do now? Let go and say: 'Oh let's start all over again? I'm not allowed to have you in a chokehold'," he said.
President Trump: "I don't like chokeholds...generally speaking, it should be ended."
"I think the concept of chokeholds sounds so innocent, so perfect. And then you realise if it's a one-on-one now if it's a two on one that's a little bit of a different story, depending on the toughness and strength... if a police officer is in a bad scuffle and he's got somebody...That does happen, so you have to be careful.
"With that being said, it would be, I think, a very good thing that, generally speaking, it should be ended," he added.
"Sometimes if you're alone, and you're fighting someone whose tough, and you get somebody in a chokehold... What are you gonna do now? Let go and say: 'Oh let's start all over again? I'm not allowed to have you in a chokehold'," he said.
President Trump: "I don't like chokeholds...generally speaking, it should be ended."
"I think the concept of chokeholds sounds so innocent, so perfect. And then you realise if it's a one-on-one now if it's a two on one that's a little bit of a different story, depending on the toughness and strength... if a police officer is in a bad scuffle and he's got somebody...That does happen, so you have to be careful.
"With that being said, it would be, I think, a very good thing that, generally speaking, it should be ended," he added.
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