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Yea 100% true, I didn't think I suggested otherwise but appreciate the clarification. I only mentioned Trump because he is 1. the current president, and 2. seems to support militarization of police. To me this puts him in an ideal spot to directly rebuke the desired impacts of defunding since the departments could just get their money from UASI (Urban Area Security Initiative) DHS grants, that I'm assuming Trump could get funded with at least some ease.

[codeddesign]

Question: Wouldn’t funding be congress rather than a president? In regards to funding, every president seems to have been for it. Obama may not have been verbal about it, but certainly “funded” it:

Source: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_3566478