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Black Lives Matter Leader Says Joe Biden ‘Capitalized On Our Efforts To Defund The Police’

Jeffrey Cawood
Black Lives Matter Leader Says Joe Biden ‘Capitalized On Our Efforts To Defund The Police’
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A founding member of the Black Lives Matter Global Network recently accused Joe Biden of taking advantage of the movement and its ongoing drive to dismantle allegedly racially biased law enforcement agencies.

Dr. Melina Abdullah, lead organizer of BLM’s Los Angeles chapter, said Biden “capitalized on our efforts to defund the police, and then tried to condemn the words at the same time.”

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