Rep. Clyburn says Democrats' use of 'defund the police' is 'cutting the throats of the party'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Clyburn's comments come after White House press secretary Jen Psaki attempted to pin efforts to reduce police department funding on Republicans; some Democratic locales, however, have moved to reduce police funding over the last year following George Floyd's May 2020 murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
43% : She continued: "Law enforcement is a microcosm of the United States of America, so this moment cannot just be about the police or law enforcement agencies.
41% : The House majority whip, who has repeatedly voiced concerns against calls to reduce police funding, made similar comments in November when he told Axios that Democrats struggled in the 2020 elections "because we were not able to discipline ourselves according to voter sentiment."

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