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Biden Pushes for Police and Gun Control

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The Spin

Left narrative

This is bad news. Adams' policies have turned back the clock on many hard-won progressive policing reforms. In an effort to look tough, Biden is moving right and returning to outdated ideas from the times of mass incarceration.

Right narrative

Biden is just paying lip-service to Adams, without proposing any concrete solutions. If he's serious about cracking down on crime, he should act to counter the progressive extremists in his party.

Public Figures

Joe Biden

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US Election Issue: Crime

US Election Issue: Guns

Political split

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Actress Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Sharing Meme Comparing Murdered Police Officers to Fascists

BreitbartAUG 2021

Joe Biden talking crime with Eric Adams is bad news for police reformers

'The president’s record is very clear': Jen Psaki fires back at reporter criticizing Biden's response to police violence

AlterNetAUG 2021

Biden and NYC Mayor Eric Adams seal their alliance as Democrats face a crossroads on crime

Biden Vows to N.Y. Officials That He Won’t ‘Abandon Our Streets’

nytimesAUG 2021

Biden Says America Cannot Defund The Police To Make Cities Safer

Daily CallerAUG 2021

GOP Rep. Mike Johnson: We Don’t Need Gun Reform, We Need Reform of Lax Prosecutors and the Border

BreitbartAUG 2021

Fraternal Order of Police VP: If We Want to Decrease Crime, We Need to Prosecute Violent Crime, Including Gun Crime

BreitbartAUG 2021

Sunny Hostin Says ‘Republicans Are The Ones That Are Defunding The Police’ After Democrats Embraced It

Daily CallerAUG 2021

Biden on Crime in New York City: “The Answer Is Not to Defund the Police”

Democracy NowAUG 2021

Solution to Dems' Crime Problem is to Ditch Left-Wing Policies | Opinion

NewsweekAUG 2021

Eric Adams uses racial slur in unearthed 2019 video on policing

FOX NewsAUG 2021

Biden Pledges Progress in Fight Against Gun Violence

NYC high school fires teacher for 'politically charged' tweet about gunned down cops

FOX NewsAUG 2021

Biden meets with New York City mayor to address rising crime

Biden praises Mayor Adams’ anti-crime plan, unveils new gun crackdown while in NYC: ‘We are not about defunding’

Raw StoryAUG 2021

New York City crime surged 38.5% overall in the first month of 2022

FOX NewsAUG 2021

Biden's 'guns first' approach to violent crime ignores basic facts

FOX NewsAUG 2021

Biden hails ‘guns’ of muscular NYC anti-violence activist — and admits ‘poor choice of words’

New York PostAUG 2021

Opinion: On crime, Biden should do what's right

‘Every kid now is carrying guns’: New Yorkers call on Biden to act as he visits city gripped by violence

IndependentAUG 2021

Shootings soar in January as most major crimes in NYC return to pre-COVID levels: police data

New York PostAUG 2021

Psaki fires back at reporter’s question over police killings: ‘Let me finish my answer’

IndependentAUG 2021

'Man's got some guns': Biden makes awkward joke about man's 'guns' at anti-gun crime event

IndependentAUG 2021

Eric Adams finally gets tough on DA Alvin Bragg: Says 'need to now stop the domestic terror'

Daily MailAUG 2021

More neutral political stance articles

Biden promises to support police and crack down on gun violence: 'The answer is not to abandon our streets'

Business InsiderAUG 2021

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