GOP Senate candidate Ted Budd rips Democrat ‘deceptively running as moderate’ despite defund police ties

Trump-backed U.S. Senate candidate in North Carolina, Ted Budd, accused Democrat opponent Cheri Beasley of "deceptively running as a moderate," while fundraising with Cori Bush.

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"It’s so important right now to back to the blue. There's been this big movement of defund the police. It's been hard on the law enforcement. Sometimes it's harder, especially inner-city areas," Budd said during an on-camera interview. "They're having a hard time getting they're getting their numbers up, whether it's the sheriff's offices, whether it's the police departments because of the anti-police sentiment. So we have to let the police know that we appreciate them and we support them."  

"And to draw a distinction between my opponent, who's deceptively running as a moderate, but she's nothing of the sort," Budd continued. "She has fundraised with Cori Bush, unfortunately, a colleague of mine in Congress who was the leader of the defund the police movement. And, you know, she's defended cop killers, she's thrown out indictments for sex offenders. The list goes on. And so I think people need to understand what we're up against as a state and make sure that they select the right person that makes sure that they have a safe neighborhood to go home to."