“Republicans are very good at staying on talking points of who says ‘defund the police,’ but the truth is, they defunded the police.”
Cedric L. Richmond
Senior adviser to President Biden. in a Fox News interview. Claim dated 27 Jun 2021.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
In short
Cedric L. Richmond (Senior adviser to President Biden) made this claim around 27 June 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 July 2021, 10 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
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