As Biden denounced defunding the police, Greg Casar, who made Austin reduce police funding, won his primary

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On Tuesday, President Joe Biden received one of the biggest applause lines not related to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine when he announced his opposition to defunding the police.

“We should all agree: The answer is not to Defund the police. The answer is to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities,” he said. The words drew bipartisan applause from Republicans, who dislike the idea and have seen it as an effective tool to attack Democrats, and Democrats, who fear being seen as soft on crime.