president biden: good afternoon, folks. i m flanked by a group of [laughter] thank you, all, for being here. i want to thank the attorney general merrick garland, who is standing behind me, for joining us today. he s doing an incredible job as our attorney general. i met with a group of local officials and police chiefs standing alongside me here. we want to talk about what they re doing to reduce violence and to keep our communities safe. and how more communities can follow their lead to reduce crime and ensure public safety as we head into the summer. you know, i worked on these issues for a long time when i was a united states senator and as vice president. so this group of leaders, democrats and republicans, representing big cities and rural counties, we we actually know what works. we all agree, as i said, from the outset that the answer is not to defund the police. the answer is to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities.
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