House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., refuted NBC Peacock host Mehdi Hasan after he suggested the movement to defund the police didn't hurt Democrats in 2020 House races. DEMOCRAT ERIC ADAMS CRITICIZES HIS PARTY FOR ‘DEMONIZING’ POLICE: ‘FEW HAVE EVER BEEN PART OF LAW ENFORCEMENT’"You have been quite critical of the left of your party. "So is the whole attention on defund the police really a deflection by the party leadership from your own failures? "I talk to people everyday, and defund the police is a chokehold around the Democratic Party," he added. "If you're going to categorize left and right, I'm on the left of my party.

Source: Fox News July 09, 2021 17:37 UTC