Trump Uses ‘Defund Police’ as Weapon Against Biden
- Biden hasn’t endorsed the slogan championed by activists
- Protests over George Floyd’s death have Trump on the defensive
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President Donald Trump is seeking to tie Joe Biden to activists’ calls to “defund the police” in an attempt to paint his likely 2020 opponent as weak on crime and vilify Democrats pushing for police reform, even though Biden hasn’t embraced the slogan.
Two weeks of protests over the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody have Trump on the defensive and are giving Democrats an opening to pursue curbs on law enforcement supported by their diverse base.