Steve Scalise recognizes anniversary of GOP baseball shooting: 'We must never defund the police'

The number two House Republican recognized the fourth anniversary of the shooting by a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with a tweet that lauded law enforcement for saving his life and others “from a leftist who came to the baseball field to kill Republican Members of Congress.”

In a statement to Fox News on Monday, Scalise said Americans "must always speak out against political violence" in the country and that "we can’t allow the media or the left to forget about this attack simply because it doesn’t fit their narrative." "Had it not been for the heroic actions of Capitol and Alexandria Police, myself and a dozen other Republican Members of Congress would have likely been assassinated that day," Scalise said. "I am forever thankful for their heroism, and will always stand up for the brave men and women in law enforcement, and fight any efforts to defund police."