Primary challenger to 'Squad' member Cori Bush blasts her call to defund the police, private security spending

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Steve Roberts, the Democratic primary challenger to "Squad" member Cori Bush, blasted the congresswoman's position on defund the police.

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"[Bush] continues to say that we need to defund the police department. I will tell you, at every community meeting, town hall meeting, meetings with our business leaders, they say the number one issue facing Saint Louis City and County is crime. And no one believes defunding the police is the right solution to that problem," Roberts said.  

"If anything, we need better police accountability, but more funding for better training. I mean, we're down over 100 officers that we need in the Saint Louis City Department alone. And to continue this line of defunding the police just causes further division without any real solution to our crime issues in this region," he added.