Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appeared to defend on Monday the Minneapolis City Council's proposal to transfer $8 million in police funding to other services. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the proposal would transfer about 5% of the police budget to a mental health crisis team and violence prevention, among other things. DEFUND POLICE SUPPORTERS TELL BIDEN THEY'RE 'NOT GOING AWAY'Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reportedly described the city council's proposal as "irresponsible and untenable." In June, the City Council cut the police budget by about $14 million. While Frey's proposed budget called for a target police force size of 888, the city council's plan would reduce the authorized force size to 750 from 770 officers.

Source: Fox News December 01, 2020 00:33 UTC