Joe Biden calls to ‘redirect’ police funding and demilitarize cops, but camp says ‘no’ to Black Lives Matter’s ‘defund’
JOE Biden has called to “redirect” police funding and demilitarize cops, but his campaign said “no” to Black Lives Matter’s “defund.” The former vice president made the comments during an interview with NowThis. During the interview, the presidential hopeful said that the police have “become the enemy.” “Surplus military equipment for law enforcement, they don’t […]
JOE Biden has called to “redirect” police funding and demilitarize cops, but his campaign said “no” to Black Lives Matter’s “defund.”
The former vice president made the comments during an interview with NowThis.
During the interview, the presidential hopeful said that the police have “become the enemy.”
“Surplus military equipment for law enforcement, they don’t need that! The last thing you need is an up-armored Humvee coming into a neighborhood, it’s like the military invading,” he said.
“They don’t know anybody. They become the enemy. They’re supposed to be protecting these people.”
When he was asked whether he agrees that the government can “redirect” police funding, he replied, “yes, absolutely.”
However, just last month, Biden’s campaign released a statement saying that he does not believe defunding cops.
“Vice President Biden does not believe the police should be defunded,” the statement read.
“He hears and shares the deep grief and frustration of those calling out for change and is driven to ensure that justice is done and that we put a stop to this terrible pain.”
President Donald Trump’s director of communications, Tim Murtaugh, mocked Biden’s comments on Wednesday.
He tweeted the clip, alongside the caption: “It didn’t take Biden long to cave in to the extreme left and agree to Defund the Police. He shows over and over again that he’s weak.”
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Shortly after, the director of Rapid Response for Biden, Andrew Bates quickly hit back.
He wrote before posting a print screen of additional quotes from the Democrat: “Again, thank you to Trump – for hiring an illiterate comms staff. Biden is running on *more* COPS funding for community policing.
“The same sentiment you’re taking out of context RE: local budgets is *in* the articles about him opposing defunding.”