A couple years ago, there were cities across the country, even cities in Texas, Austin, they were part of this defunded police movement. I said, not on my watch will I allow our law enforcement to be defunded. So I led the effort to get a law passed that I signed that will defund any city that defunds our police. But we can never say thank you enough to everyone who wears the uniform and puts their life on the line to protect us. (18:16–18:25)
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Asserts signing a law to defund cities that defund police.
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