In his first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden refuted President Donald Trump's claim that he wants to 'defund the police' and argued that Trump supports cutting programs that would help fund local police departments. 'No I don't
In his first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden refuted President Donald Trump's claim that he wants to"defund the police" and argued that Trump supports cutting programs that would help fund local police departments.
MORE: 'All of us': Biden appeals for unity, as Democrats underscore stakes on convention's final night: ANALYSIS "By the way, he proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support," Biden added, seemingly referring to the Trump administration's proposed cuts to a federal program that helps hire more local law enforcement officers.
Biden highlighted his proposed plans for police reform. He called for national standards for"every police department in the country," making police misconduct records more readily available and eliminating perceived conflicts of interest by moving police misconduct cases out of jurisdiction to prevent prosecutors who regularly work with police officers from trying misconduct cases for those same officers.
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