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WATCH: Police Chief Corrects MSNBC Host Live On Air After She Says ‘Defunding The Police’ Won’t Hurt Law Enforcement

Ben Johnson
WATCH: Police Chief Corrects MSNBC Host Live On Air After She Says ‘Defunding The Police’ Won’t Hurt Law Enforcement
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When activists took to the streets to demand politicians “defund the police,” they actually did not want a single dollar cut from police budgets but simply wanted funding streams changed to better protect police officers, an MSNBC host claimed Tuesday morning.

“The idea behind Defund the Police is not to take money away from the police force, but to redeploy money in better, smarter ways to keep law enforcement safe, to keep communities safe,” said MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle during the network’s weeklong “Future of the Force” segment.

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