Vance sears US leaders turning police into 'enemies'

American leaders bear responsibility for vilifying police officers, following the death of a sheriff’s deputy who was "mowed down by a bloodthirsty criminal" in Cincinnati, according to Vice President JD Vance. 

Vance said that supporting law enforcement requires both policy and moral leadership, while he remembered Hamilton County, Ohio, Special Deputy Larry Henderson during a law enforcement breakfast Wednesday at the vice president’s residence. 

"Larry Henderson lost his life because he was doing his job and keeping people safe," Vance said Wednesday. "And when I think about why that senseless crime happened, obviously you've got to place blame on the guy who committed the crime.

"But I also think a lot of the blame falls on American leadership, who for too long, have made our police officers out to be enemies, instead of the great public servants that all of us know t...