« No I don’t, » Biden said. « By the way, [Trump] proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support. »
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was asked during an ABC interview Sunday night if he would defund police departments, as president Donald Trump claimed would happen if Biden wins the presidency in November. Biden turned the tables and said Trump would defund police. Robin Roberts, a co-anchor of the network’s « Good Morning America, » asked Biden, « President Trump says that you want to defund the police. Do you? » Biden chuckled and then said, he didn’t. « No I don’t, » Biden said. « By the way, [Trump] proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support. » Get your unlimited Newsweek trial > Biden went on to say in the ABC report he wanted to « root out » unethical police.
