Biden Offers Response to Trump’s Attack on Dems Over Defunding the Police
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s attacks insisting Democrats want to completely defund the police. Biden appeared on the CBS Evening News special “Justice for…
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s attacks insisting Democrats want to completely defund the police.
Biden appeared on the CBS Evening News special “Justice for All” on Tuesday evening where he was asked about systemic racism and police reform. He made it clear that he does not support the idea of defunding the police.
Biden went on note the initiatives he does support for police reform.
“No, I don’t support defunding the police. I support conditioning federal aid to police, based on whether or not they meet certain basic standards of decency and honorableness,” Biden said. “And, in fact, are able to demonstrate they can protect the community and everybody in the community.”
CBS host Norah O’Donnell went on to note the various discussions about the distinction between defunding and reforming the police. She also noted Trump’s criticism of Democrats’ efforts calling them “weak” while insisting their goal is to defund police.
Top Democrats have said the idea has been “easily caricatured.”
“This movement today, some people tried to hijack it,” House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) also said, according to Politico. “Don’t let yourselves be drawn into the debate about defunding police forces.”