Shortly thereafter, Newsom addressed the defund police movement. To be precise, the California governor stated that this movement is never something to “confuse [him] with.”
His remarks come at an interesting time. As previously noted, Democrats, as of late, are hard at work to untangle themselves from the defund police movement. Months ago, the White House even tried, to no avail, to link defunding police to conservatives.
The California governor on policing in America
Yesterday, Newsom also declared that he backs police reform. The California governor did not reveal whether he supports a boost in police funding; however, Newsom made a point of touting what he calls California’s steps forward regarding criminal justice reform.
It is interesting that Newsom mentioned San Francisco when speaking about public safety. Businesses in the San Francisco area are actually shutting down; this comes on the heels of leftist leaders determining that crime amounting to less than $950 shouldn’t incur legal penalties.
