Democrats Try to Blame Republicans for Unpopular ‘Defunding’ of Police
July 2, 2021 in News, Video by RBN Staff
source: needtoknownews

White Hose Press Secretary Jen Psaki doubled down Wednesday on her embarrassing claim that Republicans are the ones defining police departments across the country, yet failed to name a single example when asked.
Fox News’s Peter Doocy refused to drop the matter, telling Psaki “You mentioned, at the last briefing, that you think Republicans wanted to defund the police because they did not support the American Rescue Plan.”
“Which Republican ever said that they did not like the American Rescue Plan because they wanted to defund the police?” Doocy asked, knowing that there are none.
Psaki ignored the core question, and claimed that Republicans have “stood in the way of crucial funding needed to prevent the laying off of police officers as crimes increased,” but Doocy continued.
“There are lots of examples of Democrats explicitly saying they want to defund the police,” the reporter asserted, adding “We’ve got Congresswoman Cori Bush, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar.”
“Are there any examples of Republican members of Congress saying they want to defund the police?” Doocy again asked.