Ingraham's Arguments Against President Obama

It is believed that perpetuators behind the mass shooting of police officers in Dallas were driven by their hatred for white cops and urge to seek vengeance for the shooting of black Americans. Consequently, several congressmen claim that the anti-cop ideology that the Obama administration and the Black Lives Matter movement advocated for, ultimately led to the tragic incident. On the other hand, statistical data from multiple sources suggest that under president Obama, the occurrence of intentional acts of violence against cops has declined. Compared to Obama's predecessors like Bush, Clinton, and Reagen, officers are faring better under president Obama. However, the safety of police officers has little to do with the president who happens …show more content…
Right at the start of the article, the author was quick to point out that one of Obama's critics was a former Republican congressman. By highlighting the political view of the critic, Ingraham suggests that the former congressman criticized Obama, a member of the Democratic party, because of conflicting political views. In doing so, the author hopes that the readers realize that the remarks made by the former congressman should be taken with a grain of salt. Ingraham proceeds to make a claim that directly challenged the critics' portrayal of Obama as being an ignorant president who is endangering the lives of police officers. He claims that after Obama was elected as president, the occurrence of intentional acts of brutality against police officers became less frequent. To support his claim, the author refers to statistical data which reveal that under president Obama, the incidence rate of assaults on officers and the number of cops intentionally killed has fallen to historically low levels. Finally, the author dismisses the criticism by mentioning how enticing it is to associate two events that happen to take place