Democrat Cori Bush doubles down on 'defunding the police' while on CNN: 'Absolutely' still supports

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., defended her calls to "defund the police" while on CNN Wednesday night, telling Don Lemon she "absolutely" still supports the policy.

"As you know, there’s a pretty strong backlash to things like defund the police. I know you’ve been getting a lot of questions about this. For example, did defund the police — did progressives go too far in hurting Democratic chances in the far with — in the fall, with slogans like ‘defund the police?’" he posed.  Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to kristine.parks@fox.com.

But Bush disagreed that the phrase damaged Democrats politically. "[T]here is no data that actually shows that saying 'defund the police' cost actual elections," she began, saying how candidates campaigned and used "digital technology," was to blame for lost seats.