The White House on Thursday downplayed the notion that FBI Director James Comey and President Obama are not in sync when it comes to community policing and explaining the uptick in crime in some cities.

There is “still no evidence to substantiate the claim that the increase in violent crime is related to an unwillingness of police officers to do their job,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. “And I know that this is an observation that the Fraternal Order of Police has made in indicating that they don’t believe that their members are afraid to get out of their cars and do their jobs.”