Former President Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris has plans to defund the police. Here’s what we can VERIFY about Harris’ stance on police reform.
During the debate, Trump claimed Harris “has a plan to defund the police.”
The former president and others on social media have shared the same claim since Harris became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July.
VERIFY readers Darla and Wayne asked us if Trump’s claims are true.
THE QUESTION
Does Vice President Kamala Harris have a plan to defund the police?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Former President Donald Trump’s claim that Vice President Kamala Harris has a plan to defund the police is misleading.
WHAT WE FOUND
Vice President Kamala Harris does not have a plan to defund the police like former President Donald Trump claimed during the presidential debate on Sept. 10.
After the death of George Floydin May 2020, then-Sen. Harris once voiced her support …