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Coverage dated March 1, 2022

Biden divides Democrats with calls to 'fund police'

Headline from Hiawatha World Online

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden blasted the defund police movement during his State of the Union address Tuesday evening, but others in his party are not going along

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. BizPac Review

    Amazing. Every Dem applauds Biden's call to fund police after spending two years trying to defund them (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    President Biden's position on police funding during the State of the Union drew little favor from either side of the aisle.

  2. The Week

    Biden: 'The answer is not to defund the police. It's to fund the police.' (opens The Week)

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  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Biden’s call to ‘fund the police’ prompts criticism from Rep. Cori Bush (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The president, rejecting calls from some in his party to ‘defund the police,’ instead called for more resources for law enforcement during his State of the Union speech.

  4. Hiawatha World Online

    Biden divides Democrats with calls to 'fund police' (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden blasted the defund police movement during his State of the Union address Tuesday evening, but others in his party are not going along

  5. Washington Examiner

    'The answer is not to defund the police': Biden pushes gun control in State of the Union (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden touted his comprehensive strategy to reduce gun violence and rising crime during his Tuesday night State of the Union address.

  6. Washington Times

    Biden warns against ‘defund the police’ movement in State of the Union (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden sent a clear message in his State of the Union address that he has no appetite for the “defund the police” movement, distancing himself from Democratic activists that have rallied behind the call as part of a push to rethink policing.

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