{"id":550650,"date":"2021-06-03T10:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550650"},"modified":"2021-06-03T10:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:51:13","slug":"sen-mcconnell-criticizes-calls-to-defund-the-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-criticizes-calls-to-defund-the-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. McConnell criticizes calls to defund the police"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fsen-mcconnell-criticizes-calls-to-defund-the-police%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=550650&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--><div id=\"attachment_2416375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2416375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves the Senate Chambers after giving a floor speech in Washington D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:33 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, June 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p><span>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has criticized calls to defund the police as well as the progressive push for changes to qualified immunity. On Tuesday, he showed his support for all law enforcement officials in the U.S. while speaking on a federal anti-drug program in Owensboro, Kentucky.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think the abuse that\u2019s been heaped on law enforcement over the past year is unfortunate,\u201d McConnell expressed. \u201cI think defunding the police has got to be one of the dumbest ideas ever surfaced by anyone ever in our country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a recent USA Today poll, only about 18 percent of Americans support the movement to either defund the police or abolish policing entirely. Many attribute the decreasing levels of support to the recent crime spike in progressive-led cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Even though a strong majority of American\u2019s disapprove of the idea, it has been one of the most talked about issues amongst progressives in Congress.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Counties should not have the right to unilaterally defund the police. <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I signed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SB23<\/a> \u2013 requiring voter approval to reduce law enforcement budgets in counties \u2013 into LAW.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joanhuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joanhuffman<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomOliverson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomOliverson<\/a> for getting this to my desk.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BackTheBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BackTheBlue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txlege?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#txlege<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vwnnG529Z\">pic.twitter.com\/8vwnnG529Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1400196471249584128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, McConnell and other Senate Republicans believe there should be no adjustments to the qualified immunity legal shield that protects officers acting within the scope of their duties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLook, you are engaged in a job that is challenging\u2026I assume, busting up fights for many of you is a fairly frequent occasion,\u201d McConnell stated. \u201cIf every single one of those instances becomes a potential personal lawsuit, I\u2019m not going to ask for a show of hands, but I\u2019m sure many of you guys would want to do what you do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The senator fears removing qualified immunity would disincentivize law enforcement officers from policing on local, state and federal levels. This could be dangerous during an era of higher crime rates when policing is arguably more valuable than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-moore-capito-meets-with-biden-to-continue-negotiations-over-infrastructure-package\/\">Sen. Moore Capito Meets With Biden To Continue Negotiations Over Infrastructure Package<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves the Senate Chambers after giving a floor speech in Washington D.C. 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