DeRay McKesson, a Black Lives Matter organizer and prominent civil rights activist, took to Twitter Tuesday to scold Hillary Clinton on her criminal justice reform policies.
“Bill Clinton is a master politician, he gets the game. But unless he’s rolling out the rest of Hillary’s policy platform, I’m not with it,” McKesson tweeted Tuesday morning of the Democratic presidential frontrunner.
Bill Clinton is a master politician, he gets the game. But unless he’s rolling out the rest of Hillary’s policy platform, I’m not with it.
— deray (@deray) January 5, 2016
McKesson’s tweet was in reply to someone saying that Clinton’s and rival Bernie Sanders’ criminal justice platforms are “basically the same.”
“No, they’re not ‘basically the same,'” McKesson tweeted in reply. “Hillary is silent on community oversight, supports the death penalty, etc.”
McKesson also questioned Clinton on increased funding for the Department of Justice. “What is your position re: increased authority for the DOJ re: investigations?” he asked.
.@HillaryClinton, your plan includes increased $$ for the DOJ. What is your position re: increased authority for the DOJ re: investigations?
— deray (@deray) January 5, 2016
On Monday night, McKesson tweeted that he was “less interested in seeing Bill Clinton” and “more interested in seeing a full, robust criminal justice platform” from Hillary Clinton.
I’m less interested in seeing Bill Clinton and am more interested in seeing a full, robust criminal justice platform from Hillary Clinton.
— deray (@deray) January 5, 2016
In October, McKesson and other Black Lives Matter activists met with Clinton to discuss police reform. He has also met with Sanders and fellow Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley.
