for america plan. when it comes to public safety in this nation, the answer is not defund the police, it s fund the police. brian: that s like three years too late but it s about time. since taking office, crime biden s america has gotten completely out of control. think about it, shooting, murders, robberies all spiking in cities across this country. in fact, since january of 2021, crime in new york, where we are, has gone up 36%. i m safe in the studio, i think. in chicago, it s gone up 37%. that s what happens when you create a system that vilifies cops. emboldens criminals and that s exactly what the left has done in many cases president biden ignored all of that today. the way he sees it. criminals aren t the problem drum roll, please. my plan also takes common sense action to reduce gun violence. we are not stopping here! i m determined to ban assault weapons in this country! time to hold every elected elected officials are you for banning assault weapons? no.
time to hold every elected elected officials are you for banning assault weapons? no. the answer is no vote against them. brian: blame the gun. the vote will be no for most people. despite getting a bipartisan gun deal. biden is still desperately trying to take them away. that s not the only thing he is blaming the crime surge on, another drum roll, please: as part of the american rescue plan, i signed into law last year, which they voted for, we set aside 350 billion, with a b, billion dollars for state and local governments all across america. every single republican member of congress, every single one in this state, every single one voted against the support for law enforcement. they talk about how much they love it they voted against the funding. brian: yes, got to blame republicans. he put block funding to states