Harris Faulkner presses House Dem on crime surge: What is going on in your party?
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Fox News host Harris Faulkner pressed Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Tuesday, on a violent crime surge in Democrat-led U.S. cities amid the "defund police movement."
"Violent crime is on fire right now," Faulkner host began. "I mean, it's heartbreaking. It really is. And to think about defunding like that, you ask a great question. Why can't you come up with things that are common sense? Why is this catching fire, particularly among Democrat-led cities? What's going on in your party? And is it a divide that maybe the nation needs to know about? Maybe they move away from those cities, I don't know." "I don't think that's fair," Khanna replied. "All Democrats that I know love this country… I believe this country has been a force for good in the world… I think that there is so much more we have in common as Americans.""And I know it's easy to take some statement, blow it up," Khanna continued. "But I think what people want is for us to come together to make sure that we compete against China, that we win the 21st Century, that we try to bring this nation together." Khanna pointed to the House-passed George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which seeks a federal ban on chokeholds and racial profiling - a tool to "deescalate" law enforcement encounters between civilians and police.More Related News