Sen. Bernie Sanders distanced himself and his progressive colleagues from the idea of defunding police departments in a wide-ranging interview on Sunday, claiming that "nobody I know who's running for office talks about defunding the police." AOC DEFENDS DEFUND POLICE MANTRA AFTER DEM LOSSESProgressives have argued that those liberal policies help to galvanize the party's core base and are popular among the general electorate — a sentiment that Sanders publicly echoed. On Sunday however, the self-declared democratic socialist appeared to change his tune on the issue, telling CNN's "State of the Union" after host Jake Tapper that "nobody I know who's running for office" actually wants to defund the police. That is not defund the police," Sanders said. SANDERS CLAIMS FAR LEFT AGENDA SUPPORTED BY MAJORITY OF COUNTRY“You can't really reform a department that is rotten to the root.

Source: Fox News November 16, 2020 03:22 UTC