Biden Says He Wants Increased Funding for Police, Opposes ‘Defund the Police’ Calls

Joe Biden pushed back against remarks from President Trump that he supports the “defund the police” movement, he said he wants to “get police more money.”

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech in Wilmington, Del., on July 28, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday pushed back against remarks from President Donald Trump that he supports the nationwide “defund the police” movement, by saying that he wants to “get police more money.”

Former Vice President Biden, 77, made the comments during a virtual fundraiser hosted by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.