State Sen. Biaggi goes from ‘Defund the Police’ to ‘send me to Congress’By Carl Campanile and Bernadette Hogan
February 7, 2022
Liberal Bronx Democratic state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi — a champion of “defunding” the police, who once called cops “soulless” — is running for Congress in a new gerrymandered third congressional district that takes in the leafy suburbs of Long Island, Queens, Westchester and parts of the Bronx.
Biaggi’s anti-police funding tweets — many of which were scrubbed from her Twitter account but were captured in screen grabs — could haunt her in a district where many moderate Democrats support law enforcement.
Even some progressives have abandoned the tone-deaf mantra amid a spike in crime in a city led by an ex-cop, Mayor Eric Adams.
“Today #TeamBiaggi dropped off 550 meals with Rethink Food NYC to New Yorkers at Occupy CityHall fighting for budget justice and defunding the police. Stay safe, and keep up the good work!#DefundTheNYPD,” Biaggi said in a June 26, 2020 tweet.
On June 6, 2020, she said, “We must defund the police.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/02/07/defund-the-police-state-sen-biaggi-wants-to-go-to-congress/
