The View: Meghan McCain has tense exchange with Kamala Harris on police defunding
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meghan McCain and Kamala Harris had a tense exchange about police defunding on The View. McCain, who has branded herself as the conservative voice of The View, discussed the topic with Harris on Monday, asking the California senator: “Are you for defunding the police?” Harris replied with a question, asking in turn: “How are you defining ‘defund the police’?” McCain said the topic was “new” to her but that she assumed it meant “removing police” and “you would not have police officers”. Sunny Hostin, one of McCain’s co-host on The View, jumped in to add: “I think, just to add to the conversation: Defunding the police doesn’t mean abolishing the police. “It means taking some of those funds that are typically one third of the budget of a city and giving some of those funds to services like mental health and education.” Some officials have taken early steps to reduce or rearrange their police force’s funding.
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