Missouri AG Eric Schmitt bashes Cori Bush for calls to defund police — while hiring private security

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R) slammed progressive Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) for calling to defund the police while hiring private security, telling The Post that her comments are “hypocritical” and a “slap in the face” to victims of crime in the state. 

Bush has come under fire by Republicans in the wake of reports that the Missouri Democrat spent $70,000 on a private security detail over the course of three months despite her push to reduce funding for law enforcement. During a CBS interview on Thursday, Bush doubled down on her position, stating that she would pay $200,000 for security, noting she has received death threats since taking office.  “I’m going to make sure I have security because I now have had attempts on my life and I have too much work to do, there are too many people that need help right now,” she told the network on Thursday.