The same thing happened with the Clinton “100,000” new cops thing in the 90s. Some went to new cops, sure. Most went to buying Pentagon surplus toys. When the local cops show up in armored vehicles, this is how they got them. I’m not a defund the cops type, but let’s demilitarize them first. After all, when you have a pack full of hammers, everything starts to look like nails.
Obama passed his money out as stimulus and got law enforcement to support his donors in the defense industries by giving them deals on weapons and equipment, follow the money.