The movement began with an editorial by the [[communist]] ''[[New York Times]]''<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article</ref> and was immediately echoed by [[Hillary Clinton]]'s press spokesman.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/04/former-hillary-clinton-spokesman-calls-for-defunding-police/</ref>