‘That’s Not Accurate’: Former Dem Rep Begins Shouting In Attempt To Defend Harris’ Record On Policing

Former Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy passionately defended Vice President Kamala Harris’ record on policing during a Fox News segment on Tuesday.

Murphy criticized Republican nominee Donald Trump during the segment for promising to grant police officers “immunity from prosecution,” instead arguing that there are bad officers who must face justice in his appearance. Fox News host Martha MacCallum, in response, stated there is a “tiny percentage” of officers who need to be held to account for their behavior and argued Americans would feel safer with a larger police presence in their communities.

“You just said it yourself. It’s just a tiny percentage of police officers, and now, a loss of life is a loss of life, whether it’s at the hands of a police officer or a murderer,” MacCallum said. “It doesn’t matter, they’re both criminals, and we prosecute in this country. We see these people when they do step out of line. Look, the history of bad cops is as old as our own history, but that’s not the problem. People feel that police officers are not respected in this country. I remember when people threw milk on them not that long ago in New York City, and people don’t feel safe in our cities anymore, it’s a fact.”

“But I want to say, but when he’s saying that Kamala Harris doesn’t like cops, she spent decades of her life as an assistant DA [district attorney], as DA, as attorney general. She has been a progressive prosecutor, she wrote a book called ‘Smart on Crime.’ She said in her book she wants more cops on the street, we need to have more cops on the street, everybody would feel safer. So that’s the facts,” Murphy said.