In remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting at the White House on Friday, Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez said officials, from federal to local governments, “must revisit failed policies like no cash bail, which seem to be contributing to the spike in violent crime in our cities.” Suarez, a Republican who is president of the conference, also said officials “need to clearly support our police.” “We must bring the defund police movement to an end,” he said. He added the federal government must balance its budget — just as mayors do.
