Biden campaign staffer mocked cops as worse than ‘pigs’ in deleted tweets and called for defunding of police
A STAFF member on Joe Biden's campaign team mocked cops as worse than "pigs" and called for the defunding of police in a now-deleted tweets.
Sarah Pearl, a supervising producer for the Democratic candidate's campaign, shared a meme of a tweet comparing police officers as less than pigs, screenshots show.
Pearl also retweeted a comment from an account that said "pigs are sweet, intelligent and compassionate," and cops are "monsters" who "don't deserve to be called pigs," Fox reported.
She also tweeted on June 4: "The Buffalo Police Department need to be held accountable!!!!"
The tweet came after
His campaign, however, has said "no" to the Black Lives Matter call to "defund" police.
The comments came amid ongoing protests following the death of , a 46-year-old Black man who died after a cop kneeled on his neck during an arrest.
Floyd could be heard saying "I can't breathe" multiple times during viral video captured of the incident.
The incident sparked public outrage, as demonstrators showed support for the Black Lives Matter movement, and called for an end to systemic racism.
campaign released a statement on Friday, criticizing a report on comments from the staffer ";mocking" cops.
"At a time when police officers are under increasingly violent attack, Joe Biden has allowed a sickening anti-police culture to pervade his campaign," a statement from Bob Paduchik, Trump's senior advisor for law enforcement and labor unions said.
Paduchik accused Biden of defaming cops as "the enemy" and calling for cuts to funding.
"And now Biden employs a staffer who uses the most vile, inflammatory, and incendiary language to target the brave men and women who risk their own lives to keep us safe," Paduchik said.