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I don't know how this will play out with voters or not, I can tell you this is a VERY popular position in Canada right now, especially in Ontario where we are broke and the East German Stasi have decimated so many lives.
I think the best play for Trump is to say "we focus on federal matters and allow states and cities to make their own decisions about appropriate funding levels." Clearly the Dem pollsters have determined that his position is a winning one with Independents and others as he flip flopped on this issue it seems. He will also have to explain his history in which he had a much different perspective and put it into law which hurt many Black citizens in particular.
Biden says some funding should 'absolutely' be redirected from police
Joe Biden said in an interview Wednesday that some funding should “absolutely” be redirected from police, amid calls from some in his party to "defund the police" in the wake of the protests across the country.
Biden's campaign has said he does not support defunding the police. But in a Now This interview with activist Ady Barkan, the presumptive Democratic nominee said that police forces don’t need surplus military equipment, saying this is what leads them to “become the enemy” in a community.
“But do we agree that we can redirect some of the [police] funding?” Barkan asked Biden.
“Yes, absolutely,” said the former vice president.
Biden went on to call for police reforms.
"One of the things that we also need to be doing is fundamentally changing way we deal with our prison system," he said. "It should be a rehabilitation system, not a punishment system. We’re going to make sure you're qualified for every single right you had before you went to prison if you served your time."
I think the best play for Trump is to say "we focus on federal matters and allow states and cities to make their own decisions about appropriate funding levels." Clearly the Dem pollsters have determined that his position is a winning one with Independents and others as he flip flopped on this issue it seems. He will also have to explain his history in which he had a much different perspective and put it into law which hurt many Black citizens in particular.
Biden says some funding should 'absolutely' be redirected from police
Joe Biden said in an interview Wednesday that some funding should “absolutely” be redirected from police, amid calls from some in his party to "defund the police" in the wake of the protests across the country.
Biden's campaign has said he does not support defunding the police. But in a Now This interview with activist Ady Barkan, the presumptive Democratic nominee said that police forces don’t need surplus military equipment, saying this is what leads them to “become the enemy” in a community.
“But do we agree that we can redirect some of the [police] funding?” Barkan asked Biden.
“Yes, absolutely,” said the former vice president.
Biden went on to call for police reforms.
"One of the things that we also need to be doing is fundamentally changing way we deal with our prison system," he said. "It should be a rehabilitation system, not a punishment system. We’re going to make sure you're qualified for every single right you had before you went to prison if you served your time."
