JOE Biden’s senior advisor has accused Republicans of “weakening the police” by defying a Covid relief plan that included cash for law enforcement.
President’s adviser Cedric Richmond hit back on comments from Senator Lindsey Graham, who claimed Biden’s new gun reform plan would not tackle rising crime rates.
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Joe Biden’s senior adviser Cedric Richmond claims GOP evaded the policeImage Credit: CBS
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The movement to compensate police officers flared up last summerPhoto credit: Getty
On Wednesday, Biden revealed a crackdown on guns while also announcing that states would be allowed to use $ 350 billion in Covid funding to hire more police officers.
He blamed guns for the soaring crime rate in the US when he revealed a “zero tolerance” policy for gun dealers who violate federal law.
But Graham took off the latest plan and said, “We have a lack of law enforcement and we have declared war on the police and that goes back to those who did it.”
However, Richmond pointed directly at the GOP – claiming they had to endorse the police when they turned their backs on legislation to turn money over to law enforcement.
He said on Fox News, “Let’s talk about who compensated the police
“When we were in Congress last year trying to get a relief plan for cities that were running out of money and firing police and firefighters, it was the Republicans who protested and actually got no funding until the American rescue plan.
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Richmond claimed the GOP “debilitated the police” while the Democrats “funded the crime intervention”Credit: EPA
“In fact, it wasn’t until the American bailout plan that allowed state and local governments to replenish their police stations and do the other things they needed to get paid.
“So, you see, Republicans are very good at sticking to the conversation about who is saying they disappoint the police.
“But the truth is, they evaded the police. We funded the crime intervention and a whole bunch of other things.”
Calls to defeat the police flared last summer after George Floyd was murdered by policeman Derek Chauvin and has since been supported by the far left – while Republicans have distanced themselves from the movement.
It comes after Biden announced a warning to arms dealers when speaking with Attorney General Merrick Garland earlier this week about the government’s new strategy to prevent gun crime.
“We know that if the background checks are strictly enforced, fewer weapons get into the hands of criminals,” the president said.
“If you willfully sell a gun to someone who is prohibited from owning it, if you willfully not doing a background check, if you willfully forge a record… my message to you is this.
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Biden announced crackdown on guns on Wednesday and plans to allow states to use $ 350 billion of Covid funds to hire police officers if crime rises
“We will find you and obtain your license to sell weapons.”
Biden insisted that his government would make it impossible to “sell death and chaos on our streets,” calling the country’s arms problem an “end of indignation”.
AG Garland also warned that “arms dealers who break the rules” will be held accountable for their actions.
He stated that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will initiate proceedings to revoke the licenses of traders who “willfully break the law by not doing the necessary background checks and falsifying records”.
In addition to cracking down on arms sales, Biden and Garlandon explained the government’s plans to provide more support to the police force.
Biden, who unveiled a number of executive orders designed to reduce recent violence when he renewed calls from Congress to pass arms reform law, said Wednesday that crime is known to increase during the summer months.
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“If we come out of this pandemic and reopen the country, the traditional summer surge may be more pronounced than normal,” he added.
It comes after a New York City mayor candidate, backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, was slammed for defunding calls to police while her own $ 2.7 million home is on private patrol .
Democrat Maya Wiley, a former attorney for outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio, plans to cut $ 1 billion from the NYPD budget but has been accused of “flattering votes.”
