As members of the “squad” often do, Rep. Corey Bush (D-Mo.) has made House Democrats have nightmares again and let them in 2020 Stupid comment She defended paid on CBS News this week 70,000 USD For this year’s private security service, while advocating the cancellation of funding for the police, he said: “If I end up spending 200,000 US dollars, if I spend another 10 US dollars, you know, I will do this work here. So. To get it done, the police must be allocated funds.”
The National Republican Congressional Committee immediately responded with a strong force New ad In reference to Bush’s remarks, NRCC spokesperson Michael McAdams published a statement In it he thanked Bush for “reminding everyone [that] The Democratic Party is going to fund the police party. Although violent crime ravages the community, Democrats are spending campaign funds for their personal safety. “
The enthusiasm that Bush took over the interview spread to the White House today. At the daily press conference, Fox News reporter Peter Dussie asked press secretary Jane Psaki about this issue, asking what Bush said and Biden’s claim. The Democratic Party does not support the cancellation of police funding.This is the complete method back and forth Go down:
Dusi: Democratic congresswoman Corey Bush said that she is in favor of spending tens of thousands of dollars on private security to keep her safe, and people should quote, “Forget it…the police must be allocated.” President Biden a few weeks ago Didn’t you say that anyone who accuses the party of being anti-police is lying?
Psaki: Well, I think we should not lose the forest because of the trees here. This is a member of Congress, and the elected officials worry about her life being threatened. What is disturbing is that any elected official will have to suffer death threats and fear of life. So of course I will not comment on their security arrangements. I don’t have more details, but I think we should start from this point first.
What I want to say is that the President has made it clear that he opposes the cancellation of funding for the police. He said it throughout the campaign-his campaign. His records over the past few decades clearly show this. He proposed to increase funding for law enforcement and the COPS program, and to increase funding for his predecessor—as you may have noticed or know, he is a Republican. So I noticed that his record is very clear in this regard.
There may be some people in the Democratic Party, including Congresswoman Bush, who disagree with him. It’s ok. But I want to say that most Democrats — we have seen this in opinion polls — most members also agree that we should not allocate funds to the police.
Dusi: However, are there any greater concerns — I know this is not the position of the president, but are there any concerns that, before the midterm elections, canceling the funding for the police or “scrambling things…the funding for the police must be canceled” may be Become an important message for the Democratic Party?
Psaki: It doesn’t seem to be – to be the message of the Democratic Party, even if there may be such a desire on the other side of the aisle.
Watch:
Here we go: Peter Dusey asks Jen Pasaki about Congresswoman Corey Bush that people need to “accept” and #defundthepolice And how to insist with Biden that the Democrats are not #defundthepolice Party. An angry Psaki then accused him of “using trees for forest” pic.twitter.com/pQz8MoCYeo
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 5, 2021
Doocy: “Is anyone worried that, before the midterm elections, cancellation of police funding or’abandonment of police funding must happen” may become an important message for the Democratic Party?
Psaki: Although Republicans want to be one of them, “it doesn’t seem to be-the message of being a Democrat” pic.twitter.com/Mx1mBX3rxM
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 5, 2021
First, contrary to Psaki’s suggestion, no one suggested that Bush should not have private security. As an elected official, she will undoubtedly be threatened like everyone else, so it is wise to take extra precautions to ensure safety.
The problem is that most people cannot afford their own security team, let alone the type of private security that Bush has, so they count on the police to provide them. Bush hopes to cancel funding for the police, invest funds in various community projects, and involve social workers instead of the police in solving criminal problems. This is the secret of the disaster, and many current and former police chiefs across the country have proven it.
Second, Democrats in the House of Representatives were labeled as “divestment police” last year, not only because they sympathized with the BLM activists who chanted “divestment police”, but also because some of them used Anti-police speech Their own, such as the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris, Who (obviously) continues to be Joe Biden’s vice presidential candidate.
Even Biden himself said last year He is open to the reallocation of funds from the police department to other projects, although he did not ask for the funds to be cancelled altogether.
It’s not just about canceling funds, it’s also about using the same brush to tar and feather all the police. As in Minneapolis, Chicago, and other places, it will have the same effect of lowering the morale of the police department and leading to collective retirements. Democratically managed city.
Other than that, just like me Said before, The problem of police funding starts at the local level. In “progressive” cities like Portland and Oakland, radical leftists will place Defund the Police candidates in local offices, and their positions will often be consistent with their congressional representatives, as in the case of Corey Bush.
For Democrats, especially House Democrats, no matter how much money they provide for the COPS program, they cannot get rid of the taint associated with the “Defund” movement. For many voters, what is important is not just actions, but words as well. When your party members try to solve this problem by attacking the police on the one hand and voting to fund them on the other, people will notice and respond accordingly in the ballot box—just like they did in 2020.
related: Peter Doocy pushes Jen Psaki into the corner because Obama is hosting a birthday party
