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Unsurprisingly, Joe Biden again is lying about the the Trump Administration's record on funding law enforcement
Here are the facts...
Unsurprisingly, Joe Biden again is lying about the the Trump Administration's record on funding law enforcement
Here are the facts...
Federal aid to state and local law enforcement fell during the Obama-Biden Administration
Meanwhile, funding has gone up under the Trump Administration
cato.org/blog/federal-a…
Meanwhile, funding has gone up under the Trump Administration
cato.org/blog/federal-a…
The "cut" that Biden claims President Trump is trying to implement?
It's a proposal to move the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to a different part of the Justice Department
DOJ specifically said this would "centralize and strengthen" aid to state & local LE
It's a proposal to move the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to a different part of the Justice Department
DOJ specifically said this would "centralize and strengthen" aid to state & local LE
Meanwhile, Biden claims he would increase funding for the COPS program...except he already failed to do that
Funding for COPS decreased when Biden was Vice President
Under President Trump, COPS funding (like overall federal aid to state and local law enforcement) has increased
Funding for COPS decreased when Biden was Vice President
Under President Trump, COPS funding (like overall federal aid to state and local law enforcement) has increased
But Biden didn't just fail to increase funding for COPS though
He and Obama broke a campaign pledge
In 2008, Obama & Biden specifically pledged to increase COPS funding, promising our nation's law enforcement officers they would provide more money
And then they cut the program
He and Obama broke a campaign pledge
In 2008, Obama & Biden specifically pledged to increase COPS funding, promising our nation's law enforcement officers they would provide more money
And then they cut the program
