"Defund the FBI" complicates GOP's midterm messaging

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Republicans used the "defund the police" slogan after George Floyd's murder to paint the Democratic Party as radical. But since the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, a growing number of GOP candidates and lawmakers are rallying around their own calls to defund or abolish federal law enforcement agencies.

Why it matters: The new demands muddle a narrative embraced by Republicans long before the Black Lives Matter demonstrations of 2020 — that they are the party of law enforcement. They also show how much former President Trump has reshaped his party.

Strategists say it could jeopardize the GOP's chances in some contests in November.

The big question: Could this become the new Trump loyalty litmus test?


https://www.axios.com/2022/08/16/defund-fbi-trump-republicans-midterms

[Turbineguy]

1. They love "defund the police"

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Slave catchers are what police are to them, the original reason for police anyway.

[FakeNoose]

3. I guess they need to stop blaming us Libruls now

"Defund the police" was all they could talk about for 2 years.
So much for that. Hmmmm...

[emulatorloo]

4. Worst thing about it was "defund the police" was never a Democratic Party Position

They just lied about Democrats as they always do.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. Defund the Gangsters Of Putin.