Prez Biden Call To 'Fund Police' Undercuts Mayor Q Budget Fight?!?

The Commander-In-Chief has seemingly reversed course on his demands for "equity" and racial progress. 

Other than a token bit of hype for his SCOTUS nominee . . . Prez Biden didn't really mention the struggle for social justice during his State of The Union address . . .

What Prez Biden did say, loud & clear, is that the "defund the police" movement is dead.

Take a look . . .

Biden's 'fund the police' comment draws backlash from some BLM activists, support from others

President Joe Biden earned some bipartisan applause for declaring "fund the police" during his State of the Union address Tuesday night but got mixed reactions from activists and politicians. "Let's not abandon our streets. Or choose between safety and equal justice," Biden said. "We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police.

NY Times columnist says Biden's call to fund police was 'callous attempt' to appease 'law-and-order crowd'

New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow wrote in a Wednesday op-ed that President Joe Biden's call for the funding of police during his State of the Union address felt like "a callous attempt to appease the law-and-order crowd." "We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police.

Biden draws bipartisan applause for calls to 'fund the police'

The moment was a significant display of bipartisan unity in a divided Congress. Biden has long rejected the concept of defunding the police, a push from some progressive Democrats that Republicans have used frequently to attack the opposing party. The police reform movement gained momentum after George Floyd's murder in 2020, but reform efforts have stalled in Congress.

And all of that leads us to this question . . .

HOW WILL PREZ BIDEN'S DEMAND TO 'FUND POLICE' IMPACT ROUND II OF MAYOR Q'S UPCOMING BUDGET FIGHT AGAINST KCPD?!?

Consider . . . 

We're at the outset of budget discussions and Mayor Q has offered a crafty bit of rhetoric by arguing for rank & file pay raises whilst SIMULTANEOUSLY proposing to cut the police budget.

Outside of the media spotlight . . .

The current budget threatens to cut communications staff.

The current budget also will reduce crime lab funding.

As a distraction . . .

Mayor Q and his gang target anybody who objects with mean tweets whilst the newspaper plays social justice tabloid and attempts to smear the po-po when they REALLY being to lose the argument with the public.

Nevertheless . . .

The Prez is reacting to polling.

Progressive rhetoric against the police is EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR WITH VOTERS.

Meanwhile, Mayor Q and so many council members at 12th & Oak would like us to forget that they were marching with activists who demanded a police "defund" only a year ago. 

Now . . .

Reversing course might be hard for Mayor Q and council member activists but it's necessary following a stern rebuke of "defund" rhetoric from The White House.  

Developing . . .