Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told ABC27 Monday that President Donald Trump is “the only person calling to defund the police.”
The question came when a reporter noted recent advertisements accusing the former vice president of wanting to “defund the police.” Protesters around the country have raised calls for defunding the police following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in May.
“The only person calling to defund the police is Donald Trump,” Biden said. “Look at his budget, he calls for cutting police funding for local – state and local help – by 400 million dollars. Once again, he’s pathological.”
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Biden also vehemently denied allegations that he wants to “defund the police,” noting that he is “calling for 300 … million dollars more for local police” and “community policing.”
He previously noted this on Aug. 31 during a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he said it is part of an effort “to get police and communities back together again.” Biden has said he supports re-directing officer funding…
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