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| | Yet, the very politicians who want to disband the police and who ordered the police to stand down during the riots after George Floyd’s death are the same people who want to ban civilians owning guns for protection."<ref>https://thyblackman.com/2020/06/28/the-democrats-cant-condemn-violence-including-violence-against-police/</ref>}} | | Yet, the very politicians who want to disband the police and who ordered the police to stand down during the riots after George Floyd’s death are the same people who want to ban civilians owning guns for protection."<ref>https://thyblackman.com/2020/06/28/the-democrats-cant-condemn-violence-including-violence-against-police/</ref>}} |
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| | [[White House]] Press Secretary [[Kayleigh McEnany]] listed off a few examples of police service to the public in 2019: | | [[White House]] Press Secretary [[Kayleigh McEnany]] listed off a few examples of police service to the public in 2019: |
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| | And in Arizona, Charlie called 911 asking for a Happy Meal, mistakingly — mistakenly, and police delivered. | | And in Arizona, Charlie called 911 asking for a Happy Meal, mistakingly — mistakenly, and police delivered. |
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| − | This is who our great law enforcement officers are, and we should remember that.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/press-briefing-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-060820/</ref>}} | + | This is who our great law enforcement officers are, and we should remember that.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20200608220017/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/press-briefing-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-060820/ Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany], Issued on: June 8, 2020. |
| | + | <blockquote>MS. MCENANY: Yeah, it’s a really good question. The President is appalled by the Defund the Police movement. The fact that you have sitting congresswomen wanting to defund the police — notably Rashida Tlaib; notably Biden advisor AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; former Clinton and Eric Holder spokesperson Brian Fallon wanting to defund our police across this country — it is extraordinary. |
| | + | And when you think the left has gone far and they couldn’t possibly go farther, because we all remember the Defund ICE movement — they want to defund Immigration and Custom Enforcement and now they want to defund the police. This is extraordinary. This is rolling back the protective layers that protect Americans in their homes and in their places of business. He’s appalled by it, and it’s remarkable to hear this coming from today’s Democrat Party.</blockquote></ref>}} |
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| | ==Vilifying police== | | ==Vilifying police== |