James Clyburn tears into 'defund the police' movement: 'Sloganeering kills people'
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., tore into the "defund the police" movement in a new interview, blaming left-wing "foolishness" for his party's underperformance in the 2020 elections. Democrats struggled in the elections "because we were not able to discipline ourselves according to voter sentiment," Clyburn told Axios in an interview that aired Monday night. "We keep making that mistake.This foolishness about you got to be this progressive or that progressive," he added. "That phrase, 'defund the police,' cost [Democratic Senate candidate] Jaime Harrison tremendously." When Axios' Alexi McCammond pointed out that Clyburn seemed "mad," he replied: "I am!" "I'm not blaming progressive members.