Republicans are hypocrites. They happily 'de funded' the police we actually need David Sirota

almost 4 years in The guardian

Conservatives claim to love law enforcement - but they cut cops who protect us from powerful and dangerous criminals
After two weeks of police violence and protests, Republican politicians have been pretending to have a fainting spell over the phrase “defund the police.”
“There won’t be defunding,” said a pearl-clutching Donald Trump, as Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and House minority leader Kevin McCarthy similarly faked outrage over protesters pushing public officials to reevaluate the nation’s bloated $115 billion police budget. Continue reading...

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