{"id":549557,"date":"2021-06-02T13:50:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=549557"},"modified":"2021-06-02T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:50:52","slug":"rep-cori-bush-wants-to-defund-the-police-but-spent-taxpayer-money-on-private-security-for-herself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-cori-bush-wants-to-defund-the-police-but-spent-taxpayer-money-on-private-security-for-herself\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Cori Bush Wants To \u2018Defund The Police\u2019 But Spent Taxpayer Money On Private Security For Herself"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-cori-bush-wants-to-defund-the-police-but-spent-taxpayer-money-on-private-security-for-herself%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=549557&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, who has repeatedly pushed to defund the police, spent taxpayer money on a day of private security for herself, according to newly released Statement of Disbursements of the House records reviewed by the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller first <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/squad-members-defund-police-spent-thousands-private-security-protect-themselves-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ilhan-omar-ayanna-pressley-cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in April that Bush and members of the progressive-Democrat group in Congress called \u201cthe Squad\u201d spent thousands of campaign funds on private security.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/SODs\/2021q1\/2021q1_singlevolume.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statement of Disbursements of the House<\/a> records, Bush also spent taxpayer funds on a day of private security for herself between Jan. 1 to March 31.<\/p>\n<p>Bush spent $880.00 on private security services through RSAT Security Consulting LLC on February 19, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rsatconsulting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0says that RSAT Security Consulting is led by a team with \u201c50+ years of experience across national security, energy security, police, and military security operations.\u201d<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/squad-members-defund-police-spent-thousands-private-security-protect-themselves-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ilhan-omar-ayanna-pressley-cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018The Squad\u2019 Pushes To \u2018Defund The Police\u2019 While Spending Thousands On Private Security To Protect Themselves)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RSAT\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rsat_security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram page<\/a> shows photos of police officers, military members, and members of the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7204931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7204931\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7204931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotRSAT_SecurityInstagramSecurity.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotRSAT_SecurityInstagramSecurity.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotRSAT_SecurityInstagramSecurity-230x120.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotRSAT_SecurityInstagramSecurity-620x324-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotRSAT_SecurityInstagramSecurity-768x401-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotRSAT_SecurityInstagramSecurity-1536x802-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotRSAT_SecurityInstagramSecurity-2048x1070-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7204931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Screen Shot\/RSAT_Security\/Instagram\/Security)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>BUSH\u2019S PAYMENT:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7204904\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7204904\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7204904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotStatement-of-Disbursements-of-the-HouseRep.-Cori-BushSecurity.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotStatement-of-Disbursements-of-the-HouseRep.-Cori-BushSecurity.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotStatement-of-Disbursements-of-the-HouseRep.-Cori-BushSecurity-201x120.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotStatement-of-Disbursements-of-the-HouseRep.-Cori-BushSecurity-620x370-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotStatement-of-Disbursements-of-the-HouseRep.-Cori-BushSecurity-768x459-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotStatement-of-Disbursements-of-the-HouseRep.-Cori-BushSecurity-1536x917-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-ShotStatement-of-Disbursements-of-the-HouseRep.-Cori-BushSecurity-2048x1223-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7204904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(ScreenShot. Statement of Disbursements of the House. Rep. Cori Bush.Security.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7204879\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7204879\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7204879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Drew-AngererGetty-Images-21121.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Drew-AngererGetty-Images-21121.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Drew-AngererGetty-Images-21121-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Drew-AngererGetty-Images-21121-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Drew-AngererGetty-Images-21121-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Drew-AngererGetty-Images-21121-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-by-Drew-AngererGetty-Images-21121-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7204879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks at the National Council for Incarcerated Women and Girls \u201c100 Women for 100 Women\u201d rally at Black Lives Matter Plaza on March 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bush, a freshman Democrat who has vocally pushed to defund the police, spent over $30,000 on her own security, according to her April Quarterly 2021 financial <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00638767\/1511215\/sb\/ALL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Jan. 18, 2021, Bush spent $1,060.00 on security from Whole Armor Executive Protection in Bowie, Maryland.<\/li>\n<li>On Jan. 21, 2021, Bush spent $5,000 on security from Nathaniel Davis, Jr in her home state.<\/li>\n<li>On Jan. 25, 2021, Bush spent $530.00 on security from Nathaniel Davis in Palo Alto, Calif.<\/li>\n<li>On Feb. 17, 2021, Bush spent $7,743.75 on security from RS&#038;T Security Counseling LLC in New York City.<\/li>\n<li>On Feb. 25, 2021, Bush spent $5,000 on security from Sandler, Reiff, Lamb, Rosenstein &#038; Birk in Washington DC.<\/li>\n<li>On Feb. 26, 2021, Bush spent $5,812.00 on security from RS&#038;T Security Counseling, LLC in NYC.<\/li>\n<li>On March 15, 2021, Bush spent $5,000 on security from Nathaniel Davis Davis, in Saint Louis, Missouri.<\/li>\n<li>On March 15, 2021, Bush spent $2,456.25 on security from RS&#038;T Security Consulting LLC in NYC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bush sent out a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1333955011475365888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> in Dec. 2020 criticizing former President Barack Obama for not calling to defund the police. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/10\/21\/cori-bush-democrat-house-tweet-defund-pentagon-social-services-ilhan-omar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Democratic House Candidate Says She Wants To \u2018Defund The Pentagon\u2019 To Fund \u2018Social Services\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all due respect, Mr. President\u2014let\u2019s talk about losing people. We lost Michael Brown Jr. We lost Breonna Taylor. We\u2019re losing our loved ones to police violence. It\u2019s not a slogan. It\u2019s a mandate for keeping our people alive. Defund the police,\u201d Bush said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"11\">\n<p>The Daily Caller contacted Bush\u2019s office about the amount of money spent on security, to which they did not immediately respond. The Caller also contacted RSAT Security Consulting, which did not immediately respond.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Missouri Rep. 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