Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker blamed President Barack Obama on Sunday for the attacks on police officers by stating the president has contributed to the anti-police environment in the country. In an interview with CNN on 'State of the Union,' Walker said that Obama has not offered enough support for police who are 'overwhelmingly doing the right think every day.' 'I think his absence of leadership, of speaking out on this issue' has contributed to police being killed, the Republican presidential candidate said. 'We need a president who first and foremost says that law enforcement professionals across this country are doing the job,' Walker stated.In an interview with CNN on Sunday, the Republican presidential candidate said Obama had not offered enough 'support' to police officersHe claimed Obama's 'absence of leadership of speaking out' on the issue had contributed to several police officers being killed in recent weeks 
 Question:Host Jake Tapper countered _ and said he has heard the president praise police officers.

Scott Walker