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Top Biden Adviser Claims Republicans ‘Defunded The Police’

Tim Pearce
Top Biden Adviser Claims Republicans ‘Defunded The Police’
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President Joe Biden’s senior adviser Cedric Richmond claimed congressional Republicans “defunded the police” when pressed on the spike in violent crime hitting major American cities.

Richmond appeared on “Fox News Sunday” with host Chris Wallace and shifted blame away from mayors and council members of major U.S. cities, almost entirely Democrat-run, for a widespread surge in violent crime since last summer. The top Biden adviser instead blamed guns and said that the GOP should take responsibility for defunding law enforcement.

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