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Do you have a link showing that she personally paid for
Posted on: June 18, 2022 at 15:45:54 CT
JeffB MU
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the $70,000 in private security (as of Aug. 5 2021)?
I get a very different impression from the links I saw.
https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/cori-bush-will-pay-200k-for-private-security-but-still-wants-to-defund-police/
...Asked to respond to those who branded her a hypocrite, an unapologetic Bush hit back on Wednesday by telling critics to: “Suck it up.”
“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 said.
“If I end up spending $200,000, if I spend $10 more dollars on it — you know what, I get to be here to do the work. So suck it up.
“Defunding the police has to happen. We need to defund the police and put that money into social safety nets because we’re trying to save lives.”...
“They would rather I die? You would rather me die? Is that what you want to see? You want to see me die? You know because that could be the alternative,” she said.
Without naming specific people, Bush said she only received threats because people spread lies about her to “build up their base.”
“I have private security because my body is worth being on this earth right now. I have private security because [of] the white supremacist, racist narrative they drive into this country,” she said.
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I get a very different impression from the links I saw.
https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/cori-bush-will-pay-200k-for-private-security-but-still-wants-to-defund-police/
...Asked to respond to those who branded her a hypocrite, an unapologetic Bush hit back on Wednesday by telling critics to: “Suck it up.”
“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 said.
“If I end up spending $200,000, if I spend $10 more dollars on it — you know what, I get to be here to do the work. So suck it up.
“Defunding the police has to happen. We need to defund the police and put that money into social safety nets because we’re trying to save lives.”...
“They would rather I die? You would rather me die? Is that what you want to see? You want to see me die? You know because that could be the alternative,” she said.
Without naming specific people, Bush said she only received threats because people spread lies about her to “build up their base.”
“I have private security because my body is worth being on this earth right now. I have private security because [of] the white supremacist, racist narrative they drive into this country,” she said.
SEE ALSO
AOC, Cori Bush slam lack of diversity among Senate’s infrastructure bill negotiators
“My security is not to keep me safe from the people of St Louis … it is to keep me safe against the racist attempts on my life.” ...
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RE: Rep Cori Bush defends ‘no’ vote on boosting Supreme Court - Frank Poncherello MU - 6/18 15:06:31Do you have a link showing that she personally paid for - JeffB MU - 6/18 15:45:54