with something by november. crime is going to be probably the biggest issue in the election. murder rates are nearing a 25-year high. but the president plans to take a mostly hands off approach. he believes that more need to be done by local leaders. local leaders seem egg eager more than that if we are forced to rely on state and local government, we are never going to be able to change the system in the way it happens. justice department is telling mayors they are a phone call away. we stand shoulder to shoulder with you in the fight against violent crime. and the president continues to distance himself from activists in his party calling to defund the police. we shouldn t be cutting funding for police departments. i propose increasing funding. biden officials largely point to money that s already been sent to cities and states. as we have investst vested in our police departments we saw a shocking correlation, crime went down. shocking correlation, right?