Trying to spread false/disinformation….
Joe Biden is AGAINST de-funding the police…
He is joined by ….
Pelosi….
Sanders….
Schumer….
House Dem Whip Clyburn….
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus,
This fact check has been updated
The Trump campaign has a problem. Former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has firmly rejected calls from left-wing activists to “defund police.” But clearly the Trump campaign wants to tag him with the somewhat confusing slogan. So it produced an ad that slickly tries to get around this uncomfortable fact.
The Trump campaign must think the effort is a winner. Ben Taber, an account manager at Advertising Analytics, says that as of July 13, the Trump campaign had spent $6.7 million placing the ad on network television and on local stations in Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Arizona, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nevada, Iowa, New Mexico and Michigan.
But, factually, the ad is a loser.
The Facts
The scenes of mayhem in the ad come from some of the recent looting that took place after George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis. Okay, so these images are technically Donald Trump’s America, not Joe Biden’s. But we will leave that aside.
The ad is framed around an unanswered phone at a police station. “You have reached the 9-1-1 police emergency line,” a voice says on an answering machine. “Due to defunding of the police department, we’re sorry but no one is here to take your call. If you are calling to report a rape, please press one. To report a murder, press two. To report a home invasion, press three. For all other crimes, leave your name and number and someone will get back to you. Our estimated wait time is currently five days. Goodbye.”
Toward the end of this hellish fantasy, the text reads: “Joe Biden’s supporters are fighting to defund police departments. Violent crime has exploded. You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.”
Note the “Joe Biden’s supporters”? The Trump campaign can’t tag Biden, so it tries guilt by association….
Biden can bolster his position on this against Trump by picking Val Demings.
I’m NOT taking the bait CG….
I answered this already…
The terminology “Defund the Police” is horrible because it gives the impression that responses to the most violent crimes should no longer be handled by the police. Candidates who argue that we should defund the police are less likely to win.
Won’t Z…..
The protestors probably will never vote…
And WILL dial 911 if someone is about to kick their butts