RUSH TRANSCRIPT Local residents ░░░░░░░░ angered the city s ░░░░░░░░ The state s Governor ░░░░░░░░ that this is unnecessary ░░░░░░░░ is this is a ░░░░░░░░ overreach So Dave Weigel ░░░░░░░░ s let s let ░░░░░░░░ talk about that for ░░░░░░░░ moment And Joe is ░░░░░░░░ to underscore that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Congress cut 1 billion ░░░░░░░░ so of funding that ░░░░░░░░ have gone to the ░░░░░░░░ that Could have been ░░░░░░░░ for all sorts of ░░░░░░░░ to improve quality of ░░░░░░░░ including public safety But ░░░░░░░░ the president yesterday it ░░░░░░░░ striking to have him ░░░░░░░░ of brashly say look ░░░░░░░░ re going to go ░░░░░░░░ York Chicago la list ░░░░░░░░ cities that I think ░░░░░░░░ something Democrats who might ░░░░░░░░ leery of making too ░░░░░░░░ of an issue of ░░░░░░░░ C because of All ░░░░░░░░ reasons we ve we ░░░░░░░░ discussed But if he ░░░░░░░░ try To push this ░░░░░░░░ else then that I ░░░░░░░░ turns this into a ░░░░░░░░ Opportunity for them It ░░░░░░░░ And this Happened in ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration The FBI ░░░░░░░░ plussing up Law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ in big cities The ░░░░░░░░ at that time Was ░░░░░░░░ mass Protest movement that ░░░░░░░░ Meet these Extensions of ░░░░░░░░ in those Cities And ░░░░░░░░ political Backlash to Trump ░░░░░░░░ he s He s ░░░░░░░░ very Canny understanding Of ░░░░░░░░ Things have Changed especially ░░░░░░░░ D C So the ░░░░░░░░ Bowser has been clashing ░░░░░░░░ years with A more ░░░░░░░░ council that Has passed ░░░░░░░░ justice reforms that she ░░░░░░░░ with or She Watered ░░░░░░░░ And she In the ░░░░░░░░ since This began Has ░░░░░░░░ Said in in Press ░░░░░░░░ community Meeting that yes ░░░░░░░░ city needs More police ░░░░░░░░ is not The message ░░░░░░░░ progressives It s not ░░░░░░░░ message of Democrats in ░░░░░░░░ Even they Do say ░░░░░░░░ fund policing They fund ░░░░░░░░ enforcement grants Republicans want ░░░░░░░░ cut them They have ░░░░░░░░ messaging here But the ░░░░░░░░ has moved into this ░░░░░░░░ between Democrats who believe ░░░░░░░░ a lot of their ░░░░░░░░ went too far in ░░░░░░░░ post Ferguson post George ░░░░░░░░ area and decriminalizing Fare ░░░░░░░░ Or trying more or ░░░░░░░░ the age I should ░░░░░░░░ for a young person ░░░░░░░░ be detained And they ░░░░░░░░ a mayor In D ░░░░░░░░ Who can t Endorse ░░░░░░░░ That would be suicide ░░░░░░░░ she does agree with ░░░░░░░░ of this So how ░░░░░░░░ that move from city ░░░░░░░░ city How would mayor ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Chicago confront Trump ░░░░░░░░ this I think Quite ░░░░░░░░ How would mayor mamdani ░░░░░░░░ this I think very ░░░░░░░░ But D C is ░░░░░░░░ perfect test case for ░░░░░░░░ because they know they ░░░░░░░░ a mayor who agrees ░░░░░░░░ some of