Vice President Kamala Harris expressed support for the 'defund the police' movement in a radio interview in June 2020 during a period of widespread protests for police reform. Her comments came shortly after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, which sparked renewed calls for reevaluating police budgets and reallocating funds to community services like education, housing, and healthcare.
In the interview on a New York-based radio program 'Ebro in the Morning,' Harris acknowledged the movement's focus on questioning the allocation of resources to police departments versus other essential community needs. She emphasized the need to review budget priorities and criticized the trend of militarizing police forces while neglecting investments in public education.
