As such, McCarthy explained that the same principle applies to current calls to defund the police. In the GOP leader’s own words, Democrats tend to claim that certain practices are too much only to later “surrender to the socialists.” Some examples of past, relevant instances include Medicare-for-All and the impeachment of President Trump.
When addressing the movement to defund the police, McCarthy offered an alternative solution. Citing “more training,” as a good goal, the House Minority Leader noted that 99% of police officers protect and serve with honor. He then stated that removing the 1% of “bad apples” is a more constructive solution than merely defunding the police.
In McCarthy’s own words:
“What about those one percent of bad apples? We’ve got to be able to remove those individuals. It’s normally not the first time when we see it. If we have better performance, better transparency, and better accountability, we will have a much better solution to this problem.”
Over the course of this week alone, some top Democrats including Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have come out against defunding the police. Only time will tell if their positions shift on this issue.
