Last week, President Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki tried to convince reporters that Democrats never called for defunding the police and instead insisted that Republicans are the anti-police party. Here’s one such example:
Did Jen Psaki just imply that Republicans support defunding the police? pic.twitter.com/5GZAK5m1zs
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 23, 2021
The Washington Post fact-checkers took a look at Psaki’s claim and couldn’t help spin her way out of it:
New #FactChecker –> The White House’s slipshod claim that Republicans are defunding the police https://t.co/Ngd8ia9xdj
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) July 7, 2021
Three Pinocchios for Psaki. If Trump or a Republican had told a falsehood so egregious and gaslit we’re pretty sure the word “lie” would have been used instead of “slipshod claim.”
The @WhiteHouse ridiculously claims that Republicans are the ones Defunding the Police.
🤥 🤥 🤥 @wapo gives 3 Pinocchio's and cites "…there's not even a line item to attach to the White House’s claim that Republicans are trying to defund the police."https://t.co/8y0T2qAMCu
— Heritage Action (@Heritage_Action) July 7, 2021
Wow! Even the WaPo calls out Psaki’s ridiculous claim that Republicans want to defund the police; gives her three Pinocchios. https://t.co/sTlylaMVVE
— Roy Parret (@RoyParret) July 7, 2021