Hakeem Jeffries leads 173 Democrats to vote ‘NO’ to honoring police during police week
House Democrats picked a curious week to send another muddled message on policing.
During National Police Week — while grieving families and officers gathered in Washington to honor cops killed in the line of duty — 173 Democrats voted against a Republican-backed resolution praising law enforcement and condemning anti-police rhetoric that critics say has poisoned public safety in major American cities.
The resolution, introduced by Iowa Republican Rep. Zach Nunn, recognized the “extraordinary sacrifice” officers make every day and blasted the “defund the police” movement that exploded after the 2020 riots and still hangs around progressive politics like the smell of tear gas in Portland.
Only 29 Democrats crossed the aisle to support the measure. Every Republican present voted yes.
That left House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries leading a whopping 173 Democrats against a resolution many Americans would probably assume was boilerplate motherhood-and-apple-pie politics.
Apparently not anymore. “I think it unfortunately puts a real spotlight on a chasm we have between those who support law and order and those who are supporting those who undermine it,” Nunn told Fox News Digital after the vote.
The Iowa Republican said he originally expected unanimous support for the measure — a reminder of how dramatically the politics of policing have shifted since the “defund” craze swept blue cities, triggered staffing crises in departments nationwide and coincided with crime spikes that rattled voters from New York to Los Angeles.
The vote came just days after new FBI figures showed assaults against police officers hit a 10-year high last year. Violent attacks on law enforcement have surged in several major metro areas as departments continue struggling with recruitment shortages, retirements and collapsing morale following years of anti-cop activism and soft-on-crime policies pushed by progressive prosecutors.
During National Police Week — while grieving families and officers gathered in Washington to honor cops killed in the line of duty — 173 Democrats voted against a Republican-backed resolution praising law enforcement and condemning anti-police rhetoric that critics say has poisoned public safety in major American cities.
The resolution, introduced by Iowa Republican Rep. Zach Nunn, recognized the “extraordinary sacrifice” officers make every day and blasted the “defund the police” movement that exploded after the 2020 riots and still hangs around progressive politics like the smell of tear gas in Portland.
Only 29 Democrats crossed the aisle to support the measure. Every Republican present voted yes.
That left House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries leading a whopping 173 Democrats against a resolution many Americans would probably assume was boilerplate motherhood-and-apple-pie politics.
Apparently not anymore. “I think it unfortunately puts a real spotlight on a chasm we have between those who support law and order and those who are supporting those who undermine it,” Nunn told Fox News Digital after the vote.
The Iowa Republican said he originally expected unanimous support for the measure — a reminder of how dramatically the politics of policing have shifted since the “defund” craze swept blue cities, triggered staffing crises in departments nationwide and coincided with crime spikes that rattled voters from New York to Los Angeles.
The vote came just days after new FBI figures showed assaults against police officers hit a 10-year high last year. Violent attacks on law enforcement have surged in several major metro areas as departments continue struggling with recruitment shortages, retirements and collapsing morale following years of anti-cop activism and soft-on-crime policies pushed by progressive prosecutors.
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