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Video footage of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers beating Tyre Nichols, a Black man who later died of the injuries he sustained during his arrest, prompted discussion about whether federal reforms of law enforcement are needed.
During a Jan. 29 interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd quizzed U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, about what legislative action he would consider appropriate following Nichols’ death.
Jordan did not answer that question directly. Instead, he blamed disparaging rhetoric about law enforcement for what he called a shortage of “good people” applying to become police officers.
“We shouldn’t have this whole attitude about defund the police,” Jordan said. “I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total. That’s a problem when you’re trying to attract the best to protect our communities.”..