Holder: Yes, America Still a ‘Nation of Cowards’

Reid A lot of ░░░░░░░░ talk about biases Police ░░░░░░░░ not from the communities ░░░░░░░░ they re policing Kind ░░░░░░░░ the racial the ethnic ░░░░░░░░ that also play into ░░░░░░░░ You came into office ░░░░░░░░ early on in your ░░░░░░░░ and you made a ░░░░░░░░ strong statement And you ░░░░░░░░ that we re a ░░░░░░░░ of cowards and dealing ░░░░░░░░ the issues of race ░░░░░░░░ you still believe that ░░░░░░░░ Because we don t ░░░░░░░░ to have gotten very ░░░░░░░░ even in terms of ░░░░░░░░ with those underlying racial ░░░░░░░░ HOLDER Well I think ░░░░░░░░ a nation we are ░░░░░░░░ reluctant to talk about ░░░░░░░░ things It s painful ░░░░░░░░ s difficult given the ░░░░░░░░ of this nation And ░░░░░░░░ s been the easier ░░░░░░░░ to do is try ░░░░░░░░ figure out a way ░░░░░░░░ which you kind of ░░░░░░░░ with the issue that ░░░░░░░░ before you and not ░░░░░░░░ with the underlying concerns ░░░░░░░░ make a particular incident ░░░░░░░░ up into something that ░░░░░░░░ of nationwide concern So ░░░░░░░░ we ve not done ░░░░░░░░ that we can I ░░░░░░░░ hopeful that with regard ░░░░░░░░ this incident at this ░░░░░░░░ with this president that ░░░░░░░░ can make progress in ░░░░░░░░ that we have not ░░░░░░░░ the past.”