Claim: A senior aide to President Joe Biden misleadingly claimed that congressional Republicans "defunded the police" when they voted against the American Rescue Plan Act. House and Senate Republicans didn't support the legislation, but it wasn't a vote to cut or eliminate federal funding for law enforcement, as the claim may have led viewers to believe.
Fact-check: Democrat Makes Misleading 'Defund the Police' Claim - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a senior aide to president joe biden misleadingly claimed that congressional republicans "defunded the police" when they voted against the american rescue plan act. house and senate republicans didn't support the legislation, but it wasn't a vote to cut or eliminate federal funding for law enforcement, as the claim may have led viewers to believe.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2021-07-06T22:01:35