What seems like an outrage is really a sad sign of the times — our “defund the police” Squad member spending $63,000 in taxpayer money on “private security.”
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley reported the security payments from her House spending account in her latest reporting period, according to the Daily Caller.
The Boston congresswoman in the past reported spending money from her campaign account on security services but now apparently has moved on to using taxpayer dollars.
Could she have continued to use campaign funds and spared taxpayers from paying the bill? Sure.
But is the extra protection necessary? Unfortunately, yes.
Pressley has been subject to death threats and other threats — not to mention the usual barrage of attacks that come with serving in Congress or elsewhere in public life — for most of her time in Congress, but especially over the last year.
“The reality is that these death threats, violent phone calls, the need for private security hires, coordination with Capitol Police and the FBI, this has become part of our daily negotiation of how to serve the people who sent us to Washington,” Sarah Groh, Pressley’s chief of staff, told USA Today last year.
These threats from cowardly, anonymous people have to be taken seriously.
The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and the shootings of U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise and Gabby Giffords, showed just how dangerous it’s become to serve in public life.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has also been subject to threats and racial and misogynistic attacks, but she has a cadre of Boston police officers to protect her.
Her Roslindale neighborhood has been the scene of daily demonstrations by anti-vaccine mandate activists.
Former Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, now the U.S. Attorney, has also voiced concerns about what she has called death threats and other attacks. She asked for federal law enforcement to protect her and was turned down by the U.S. Marshal’s office because the threats were deemed to be low risk.
Members of Congress, as well as mayors, are frequently out in public for speaking appearances, town hall meetings and interviews and are probably more exposed than most elected officials. Even members of the media are subject to threats and protests at their homes.
Pressley has been a lightning rod for her critics and has faced her share of vitriol.
Whether it’s taxpayers or her campaign paying for it, she deserves protection, as long as she doesn’t abuse it or use security as an excuse to avoid scrutiny.
Let’s hope that Pressley sees that even the police are there to protect citizens as well as lawmakers, and should get the funding they need.
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The worthless Communist hypocrite doesn’t like the police. So let her pay for her security out of her own pocket.
Those who act in the best interests of THE PEOPLE, not THE PARTY have no need for security. Let her pay it out of her own pocket.
EXACTLY. IF Anyone wants PRIVATE security, they should be required to pay for it, out of their OWN DAMN pocket….
Pressley seems t o think that Being a Feminist OPlaces Her On a different level than the” Human Race , ” and somehow she rates Special Conceration an d Def ference and when she doesn’t get that Special Defference she gets Upset.
That imo applies to practically EVERY POlitician out there.. THEY ALL seem to think they are ‘more special’ than everyone else.
Death threats? Gee. I wonder why? NOT. She as well as the others should be brought up on charges of TREASON and hung in the public courtyard. And she should be forced to pay for her own. NOT US. This is why they come up with excuses to raise our taxes. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
There are a LOT of “progressive” politicians that are indeed committing treason. Some even **** Chinese spies and are still in congress. What is up with that?
THat’s because we
A) HAVE a spineless GOP, and
B) Have a USELESS dept of injustice..
Hey U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley – Beldar & Prymatt from the Coneheads called and said they want their “look” back.
Joe should offer her some of his hair transplants.
The very people who back the defunding of the police, hamstring the remaining constabulary, keep pushing for more gun control laws (who will enforce them without police), gun free zones (a prime target for shooters), and confiscation of guns are the very people who demand highly expensive armed secuity for their protection paid for on the government dime while denying it to others! This is the heighth of hypocrisy, they are greedy, self-indulgent parasites living off the citizens while doing absolutely nothing to better their constituants lives except for the psychophants who follow them!
I remember reading one news article, about one town mayor, somewhere on the west coast, who was TRYING TO outlaw PRIVATE citizens from hiring armed security, to protect THEM. BUT HAD 9 permanent staff armed security, PAID FOR BY We the tax payer for himself..
BASED on all we’ve seen FROM the commucrats in office, i see NO REASON to doubt that story, one bit.
No amount of putty and paint can cover her love for satan.