Democrats, Not Republicans, Want to Defund Police

The quickest way to check out new Democratic Party talking points is to head over to Dana Milbank’s column in the Washington Post. His latest — initially headlined “Even the Squad is more pro-police than these Republicans,” but later changed to read, “Republicans have a new strategy: Blue Lies Matter” — is a snarky regurgitation of White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s highly inventive assertion that Republicans are really the anti-cop party. Why? Because they voted against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion boondoggle “rescue” package, which included $350 billion for state and local governments that could be spent on police.

This argument is metastasizing. “Who Really Wants to Defund the Police?” asks Jonathan Bernstein at Bloomberg. “The GOP should be held accountable for deserting law and order,” contends the White House’s favorite pundit, Jennifer Rubin. The other day, Chris Wallace asked Jim Banks: “You voted against that package, against that $350 billion, just like every other Republican in the House and Senate. So can’t you make the argument that it’s you and the Republicans who are defunding the police?”

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David Harsanyi

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The quickest way to check out new Democratic Party talking points is to head over to Dana Milbank’s column in the Washington Post. His latest — initially headlined “Even the Squad is more pro-police than these Republicans,” but later changed to read, “Republicans have a new strategy: Blue Lies Matter” — is a snarky regurgitation of White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s highly inventive assertion that Republicans are really the anti-cop party. Why? Because they voted against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion boondoggle “rescue” package, which included $350 billion for state and local governments that could be spent on police.

This argument is metastasizing. “Who Really Wants to Defund the Police?” asks Jonathan Bernstein at Bloomberg. “The GOP should be held accountable for deserting law and order,” contends the White House’s favorite pundit, Jennifer Rubin. The other day, Chris Wallace asked Jim Banks: “You voted against that package, against that $350 billion, just like every other Republican in the House and Senate. So can’t you make the argument that it’s you and the Republicans who are defunding the police?”