Activists added 'defund the police' next to the yellow 'Black Lives Matter' painted on a street near the White House. NPR asked D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser if she's reconsidering her budget proposal to increase police funding. 'Not at all,' she said.
Mayor Muriel Bowser stands on the rooftop of the Hay-Adams Hotel near the White House and looks out at the words"Black Lives Matter" that have been painted in bright yellow letters on the street.Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah via AP
Bowser responded to that criticism and calls to defund the police in an interview Tuesday. Here are excerpts:
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