Biden Says GOP Used Defund The Police To Beat The Hell Out Of Dems; Dashed Progressives Hopes On EO

Earlier this week #RMU covered Biden's meeting with Civil Rights Leaders over concerns his cabinet wasn't diverse enough.

Well in audio obtained by the Intercept, Biden wasn't enthusiastic about taking executive action and warned against police reform before Georgia's senate runoffs. Rev. Al Sharpton even pressed him on some issues.

Biden told a group of seven leaders of civil rights organizations that some progressive Democrats are urging executive actions that are "way beyond the bounds" of a president's legal authority. The comments reflect what Biden has said publicly about the limited scope of executive action and the need for presidents to work with Congress to enact long-lasting policy.

In the meeting, Biden said he planned to roll back everything President Donald Trump has done through executive action, rather than with the approval of Congress. He said he would use his powers "to undo every single damn thing this guy has done by executive authority."

"I am not going to violate the Constitution. Executive authority that my progressive friends talk about is way beyond the bounds," he said. []

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