Sen. Scott Blasts Executive Order on Police Reform, Says Biden Has 'Again Fallen into the Trap of Divisive Politics'

Republican Senator Tim Scott is blasting President Joe Biden’s executive order on police reform, calling it divisive. He’s also reminding Americans that Democrats blocked his police reform legislation, the JUSTICE Act, in 2020.

“After the radical ‘defund the police’ movement helped create the current crime wave, President Biden is pursuing a partisan approach to many of the exact same policy solutions I proposed in the JUSTICE Act just two year ago. The fact is Democrats used a filibuster they call racist to block my reforms that they’re now embracing,” Scott released in a statement. “While my proposal added funding to help local law enforcement comply with higher standards, the Democrats’ proposal sets departments up for failure by issuing unfunded federal mandates. Making it harder for police to do their jobs to the best of their ability should be a nonstarter, yet that’s exactly what the Biden plan does. I’m disappointed that the president who campaigned on unity has once again fallen into the trap of divisive politics.”

President Biden signed the executive order from the White House Wednesday, marking the two year anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.

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