Democratic South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn on Sunday said he does not support calls to defund the police, saying instead to restructure law enforcement.
Clyburn’s comments come amid nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. There is a growing debate over defunding police departments and allocating resources into communities, which some activists have floated as a potential step toward end police brutality.
Last week, former Vice President Joe Biden said that he does not support some calls to defund the police.
“No, I don’t support defunding the police,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said in an interview with CBS while in Houston to meet with Floyd’s family.
