‘Looks Like Defunding Police Didn’t Go Well In Minneapolis’: TX Gov. Abbott Slams City Council After New Funding

Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott responded Sunday to news out of Minnesota that the Minneapolis City Council had voted unanimously to approve $6.4 million in funding for its police department in order to recruit new officers after having lost hundreds of police officers amid anti-police rhetoric and violence.

“Looks like defunding police didn’t go well in Minneapolis,” Abbott fired on Twitter. “Now they’re spending $6.4M to recruit more police officers. It won’t go well in Texas either. That’s why I want legislation preventing cities from defunding police.”