California Rep Calls To ‘Defund The Pentagon’
Andrew Trunsky
Contributor
June 26, 2020 11:07 AM ET
California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee called for the Pentagon budget to be defunded in a tweet Thursday evening.
The tweet, which had been shared nearly 80,000 times by Friday morning, was echoed by Jamaal Bowman, who had a nearly-insurmountable lead over Democratic New York Rep. Eliot Engel in the state’s 16th district primary.
Lee’s district includes Oakland and is one of the bluest in the country, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. She has been one of the most outspoken members in the House on the need to address systemic racism, and has championed policies including “Medicare for All†and legislation removing all Confederate monuments. (RELATED: House Democrats Block Legislation Opposing Defunding The Police)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/26/defend-pentagon-barbara-lee-california/