Progressive Democrats are irked by talk from President Biden and national Democrats looking to move the party away from the anti-police rhetoric of 2020. During a summer of violence in 2020, defund the police became a battle cry for Democrats from coast to coast. Lefty Minneapolis lawmakers moved to completely defund their department and (promptly backed down in the wake of a crime surge). Kamala Harris’ job was to arrest us and put us in jail," added Hawk Newsome, a former Black Lives Matter leader in New York City. The statement from the national field director of Movement for Black Lives was later removed from the website.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2021 23:03 UTC