Biden Seeks to Confront Crime While Supporting Police Reform
Biden Seeks to Confront Crime While Supporting Police Reform A meeting with mayors and police chiefs was meant to show that the president is aggressively confronting gun violence. But he also risks alienating liberals pushing for criminal justice reform. President Biden on Monday urged local officials to invest in police departments and establish community-based programs that could help rebuild trust between people of color and law enforcement.Credit...Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times July 12, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Monday that Americans owed law enforcement and communi...