Joe Biden’s presidential campaign broke its silence on a policy proposal that’s gained traction among far-left activists and some Democratic officeholders since the death of George Floyd to defund local police departments.

For days, while protesters rallied behind the “defund the police” slogan and Minneapolis City Council members pledged to abolish the municipality’s law enforcement, Biden dodged the issue, trying to focus on what he called healing America’s racial wounds.

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