“Defunding' to a lot of people means break up the police forces, and either that or don't give them any money, so essentially they are breaking it up.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. in a Fox News interview. Claim dated 12 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisAlso means reallocation of funds
What PolitiFact found
Some do mean that, but others speak about reallocating some police funds to other community services.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 12 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 June 2020. Its rating was “Also means reallocation of funds”.
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