nobody gets killed is a misdemeanor? the president won t wade into the legal justice department or prosecutors. that s his bottom line. he has been very clear and a long-time supporter of cops programs of the police, of local first responders, of local law enforcement and he has been an advocate of additional funding. defunding the police wasn t something he proposed or supported in the face of real criticism within his own party. bill: what would the white house consider to be a quote minor incursion from russia? let me be very clear what the president has conveyed directly to president putin. if there is any movement of military troops across the border into ukraine, if they go into ukraine and invade there is an invasion and severe economic consequences. it is also true and i was at the state department and dana at the state department in 2014. we saw some of this back then. a range of tactics the russians
to change, guys, back to you. thank you so much for that report. president biden is set to address america s mayors in a crime spike in america s biggest cities. the president is not expected to discuss lenient local prosecutors are judges responsible for releasing repeat offenders back onto the streets. look, the president is not going to weigh into the actions of prosecutors or the legal justice department. that s his bottom line. he s also been very clear he s a longtime supporter of cops programs come of the police, and he s been an advocate for additional funding. instead the president well reportedly urged mayors to use more of their state and local covid funds to expand their workforce. so there you have it, the president addressing this issue in part today but todd i think the scariest part is that these
personal opinion or is that at all a reflection of the priorities of this administration, criticism is that it would reflect that crime is not a priority of this administration. well, i encourage anyone to listen to the full context of the interview and the conversation. what i was speaking to was a chiron on fox news, since you raised it, which suggested this administration is soft on crime with no basis. given we have had many conversations and back and forths with you and your colleagues about the prioritization of the president to ensure that we are working as close partners with leaders, whether it is mayor adams, he s going to spend the day with on thursday or others in the country, and the facts speak for themselves. this is what i was talking about in the interview for the full context. in the american rescue plan there was additional funding to support local cops programs. something that every single republican voted against. i said in the interview that i know they don t li
out, because that s a fact. also president biden has proposed a significant increase in funding for local cops programs in his budget, more than the prior president. that s a fact. so, if those facts are uncomfortable, i m sorry for people who feel they need to be critical, but the president has been a long time advocate of addressing crime, he s never been for defunding the police. our department of justice has increased funding, has put in place support for strike forces, and the other fact that is never talked about in the fox packages, maybe even this one, is the fact that gun crime is a major driver of crime across the country. also a fact. so those are pieces i think in that moment i was speaking to, and again, we are about the facts here and addressing crime is something that is a root of the president s agenda. sandra: we wanted to make sure we were fair and response in entirety to jacqui heinrich when asked about it. but to question a discussion on
country, and the facts speak for themselves. this is what i was talking about in the interview for the full context. in the american rescue plan, additional funding for local cops programs, something every republican voted against. i said i know they don t like it when we call that out, i m going to keep calling that out, that s a fact. also president biden has proposed a significant increase in funding for local cops programs in his budget, more than the prior president. that s a fact. so if those facts are uncomfortable i m sorry for people who feel they need to be critical, but the president has been a long time advocate of addressing crime, he s never been for defunding the police. our department of justice has increased funding, has put in place support for strike forces, and the other fact that is never talked about in the fox packages, maybe even this one, is the fact that gun crime is a major driver of crime across the country, also a fact. so those are pieces i think in that m