Posted on 06/08/2020 1:55:31 PM PDT by robowombat
Trump: There won't be any defunding of police BY BRETT SAMUELS - 06/08/20 03:51 PM EDT
President Trump and his allies on Monday lashed out at activists and some Democrats for their support of the "defund the police" movement, seeking to draw a contrast with the administration's embrace of law enforcement amid nationwide protests.
White House aides and campaign officials sought to tie Democrats to the mantra of "defund the police," which has gained steam on social media and at some protests after George Floyd's death May 25.
"There won’t be defunding. There won’t be dismantling of our police, and there’s not going to be any disbanding of our police. Our police have been letting us live in peace, and we want to make sure we don’t have any bad actors in there," Trump said during a meeting with law enforcement officers and police chiefs at the White House, adding that he believes "99 percent" of officers are "great people."
Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at an earlier briefing that "the president is appalled by the defund the police movement," singling out pledges from the mayors of Los Angeles and New York City to cut police budgets.
"That means cutting of police. That means reducing police departments. That means defunding police departments, if not getting rid of them entirely," she said. "No, [Trump] doesn’t agree with that."
Trump has harped on the topic in the past 48 hours, seeking to paint himself as the candidate of "law and order."
"Sleepy Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats want to 'DEFUND THE POLICE'. I want great and well paid LAW ENFORCEMENT. I want LAW & ORDER!" Trump tweeted Sunday.
"Defund the police" has become a common refrain among protesters across the country in the last two weeks. Activists say they support demilitarizing and cutting funds for police departments and reallocating money to other services such as affordable housing and mental health. Some more liberal lawmakers and organizers are in favor of disbanding police departments in their current form altogether.
In Minneapolis, where a white officer has been charged with second-degree murder in Floyd's killing, city councilors pledged to dismantle the police department in favor of a new law enforcement system.
The movement has given Trump and his allies an opening to attack Democrats after weeks of difficult headlines for the president over his handling of the demonstrations after Floyd's death.
McEnany likened the push to the "abolish ICE" movement in 2018 that many Democrats backed in an effort to slash funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy that led to the separation of migrant families. That movement, while endorsed by some prominent Democrats, did not garner support from the majority of the party.
Prominent Democrats have similarly distanced themselves from the "defund the police" push, either deferring to local leaders who determine law enforcement funding or signaling they prefer reforming policing practices over slashing funding.
Democrats in both chambers introduced sweeping reforms on Monday designed to combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Crafted by leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus, the legislation aims to rein in the use of excessive force, particularly the violence targeting blacks and other minorities.
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, opposes defunding the police, a spokesman for his campaign said Monday.
"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," spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement. "Biden supports the urgent need for reform — including funding for public schools, summer programs, and mental health and substance abuse treatment separate from funding for policing — so that officers can focus on the job of policing."
The Trump campaign sought to attack Biden for issuing his opposition through a spokesperson rather than doing so personally.
"Until Americans hear from Joe Biden himself, they have no way of knowing where he really stands," communications director Tim Murtaugh said in a statement.
The White House has offered no specifics of its own for policing reforms it would support. McEnany said Trump had not reviewed the legislation unveiled Monday, but called the proposal to reduce immunity for police officers a "non-starter."
Bongino: Defunding police 'single most catastrophic, deadly public... Trump campaign accuses Biden of 'endorsing' cuts to law enforcement Trump has courted the support of law enforcement throughout his presidency, speaking at gatherings of officers and police chiefs on multiple occasions. In his public remarks following Floyd's killing, he has called the case a "disgrace" but focused mostly on the need for law and order and called for a crackdown on unruly protesters.
But he has stepped on his own message with controversial statements, tweeting that protesters were "thugs" and "hoodlums" and warning that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts," a refrain used by a Miami police chief in the 1960s to target black civil rights protesters.
—Updated at 4:13 p.m.
No, please, please let them de-fund the Minneapolis
police. Just for say 30 days.
I can appreciate your positive attitude, but I believe you will be wrong about the latter. And I don't think it will even be close. For example, I see little reason why the GOP takes back any of the House seats stolen by the DEMs in 2018 in California.
The GOP has a sizeable seat deficit to overcome. The massive voter fraud coming in November, which some worry will be used to defeat Trump, is much more likely to help the DEMs keep the House and retake the Senate.
I’ve read the Hill for more than a decade, and the article reads fair. John Solomon who retired from the Hill has his own projects on the pipeline and just because one reporter sounds lefty does not mean the entire org is fake news central. I know the difference.
Thugs don't vote.
1. One has to READ first. I suspect that many of them are semi-literate.
2. They have to read ABOUT those issues. Even if the thugs read they won't care about the "why" of most issues. Why would they? Most things on the city ballot are ONLY to get more money from the tax payers and home owners and since the thugs don't PAY taxes and for them homes are for burglarizing, these are non-issues.
3. Also, some states preclude voting rights for felons.
**That's THREE STRIKES!
Trump plays these moronic dipshits like a fiddle.....LOL
The police exist to protect the low lifes from us. They’re just too stupid to know it.
They will turn this country into an armed camp.
Yeah..but....
John Cardillo
@johncardillo
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NYPD unions blasting emails to their members basically telling them to do nothing, because doing their jobs according to policy will most likely see them prosecuted.
@BilldeBlasio
has to resign or be removed from office by whichever legal mechanism is applicable.
I do not know why we haven't made Antifa a terrorist organization yet
Yes, this.
And, if any state (or city) chooses to defund, even partially, their law enforcement responsibilities, or if they choose to saddle law enforcement with foolish legal requirements or make them unusually liable for torte suits...
...DEFUND THE STATE!
(Or city or whathaveyou.)
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There’s a very well-experienced private-sector organization that could be contracted for protective services. It started back in the middle of the 19th century in Sicily; and has branch offices all over America. They know how to protect neighbourhoods, as they say, it’s ‘this thing of ours’.
It’s a state and local issue. Nothing Trump can do about it.
That's going to happen to one extent or another anyway as state and local governments have to cut spending to match reduced revenues. So the Democrats can use that as cover for cutting the police to the levels they want.
“If I was advising him I’d suggest that he just let them do their thing and get the campaign people started on the TV ads.’
Bingo! As much as I love Trumps policies I think his ego sometimes makes it too easy for him get ahead of his skis on such issue as “defund the cops”. Twitter “autonimity” makes it easy to publish stuff not discussed and fully debated.
Don’t forget the entire establishment media world etc connives on how to take him down. He needs to have things thought 200% thru by more than him before pushing send. Better to send nothing at all for now than something that the vultures will attack. What I like about Tucker is he gives constructive criticism.
And no I don’t want to hear that Trump can not be criticized. We all have a stake in his reelection.
They aren’t going to do it. They are simply going to talk about doing it. They CERTAINLY won’t do it before the election.
i agree...PLEASE PLEASE DO IT!!!...the carnage will be spectacular...
Yes, he keeps climbing in the polls.
and dont worry...theres already POLICE REFORMS whether these criminals want it or not...bet your ass cops will not stick their necks out after all this garbage....do your 8 hours and go home...let the public handle it all themselves.
It’s a state and local issue. Feds have no action outside of $$$$.
And not let it die
Let them commit suicide Mr President
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