US Vice President Mike Pence is delivering a speech on Thursday at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No 5 in Philadelphia ahead of a "Back the Blue" rally.
Philadelphia has also been swept by anti-racism protests following the death of Minneapolis citizen George Floyd that have called for defunding the police. Following the calls, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney rolled back a planned $19 million increase in the city's police budget.
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