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Checked by Washington Post7 Jul 2021United States Crime and security

Cedric L. Richmond, Senior adviser to President Biden

“Republicans are very good at staying on talking points of who says ‘defund the police,’ but the truth is, they defunded the police.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Checked by FactCheck.org6 Jul 2021United States Crime and security

Cedric Richmond, Director of the Office of Public Engagement

“Republicans are very good at staying on talking points of who says defund the police. But the truth is, they defunded the police. We funded crime intervention and a whole bunch of other things.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: House and Senate Republicans didn’t support the American Rescue Plan Act, but it wasn’t a vote to cut or eliminate federal funding for law enforcement, as the claim may have led viewers to believe.