And I got to tell you, as soon as I saw that happening, I said, I will not allow our police to be defunded in Texas. And so I, I signed a law to ensure that we would defund any city that defunds their police. Let's be clear. Texas is not Minnesota. And in Texas, and in Texas, in Texas, we support our law enforcement officers, period. (19:29–19:36)
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