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Chicago mayoral candidate struggles to defend past support for 'defund the police' movement
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Brandon Johnson, who's seeking to become Chicago's next mayor, struggled this week to defend past comments he made that signaled support for the “defund the police” movement.
"In a December 2020 appearance on WCPT, you said that defund the police was quote, 'an actual, real political goal,' unquote. You've made other statements that appear to support that goal. Now you are saying that you've never said defund the police," Washington said to Johnson. "So I'd like a straight answer. What did you mean when you said those things in the past and how has your thinking changed since then?" Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to kyle.morris@fox.com and on Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
"My thinking has not changed," responded Johnson, who has repeatedly denied support for the movement.