Despite efforts to defund police, these Democrat-led cities spent millions on private security for mayors. As crime surges across the nation, Democratic mayors in approximately 20 U.S. cities that have called for defunding the police have received millions in taxpayer funds towards their own personal security details, according to a new report.
New data compiled by Forbes auditor Open the Books through Freedom of Information Act requests reveals that the city of Chicago, for example, spent $17.3 million between 2015 and 2020 to guard “unnamed city officials.” Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s claims that she is opposed to cutting funding for the police, records show the city quietly cut 400 police officer positions in 2020 while the cost of her security detail hit an all-time high of $3.4 million for 22 officers, according to the report.
– Read more at Fox News
Democratic mayors in 20 cities that have slashed police budgets or called to defund them also use millions of taxpayers’ dollars to fund their own personal security
At least 20 mayors from cities that have called to defund the police enjoy the perks of private security at a cost to taxpayers of millions of dollars a year.
In February, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced plans to redirect $120 million from the police department to a combination of new and existing programs.
Meanwhile, the city spent $2.6 million to protect her in 2020, a number that will likely increase this year.
The dichotomous combination of public officials calling to defund the police while spending millions to protect themselves only appears in cities with Democratic mayors.
– Read more at the Daily Mail
“At least 20 mayors from cities that have called to defund the police enjoy the perks of private security at a cost to taxpayers of millions of dollars a year.”
One would have to be not very bright or a Democrat not to see the hypocrisy of the Democrat Party.
* No police for your protection, but you will pay for my private protection.
* Border walls are racist and evil, but Nancy Pelosi has a rock wall around her house.
The hypocrisy of the Democrats knows no bounds. They are the party of slavery and enslavement, abortion up to full term. Let’s take a look at some past Democratic saints: Ted Kennedy left a woman to die in a river; Bill Clinton had sex in the in the oval office, and lied under oath; Obama ran guns to Mexican drug cartels, and delivered billions to the number one state sponsor of terror; Biden sniffs and fondles inappropriately. Hillary Clinton? Well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This is what an infrastructure bill is for ugly cement face Pelosi. And of course, YOU are not allowed to have a gun for your own protection but Pelosi’s security guards can have guns and it’s O.K. for the criminals to have guns.
Exactly. THEY DON’T want us protected, but DEMAND IT themselves… Total and utter two faced hypocrites.
PITY WE the people, can’t vote them NO SECURITY PERIOD.. IF we can’t be safe, neither bloody well shoud THEY!
This is the hypocrisy of the Democrat establishment, self comes first in place of the citizens who elected them to provide safety and secuity. If these so very self-important people feel they need protection, which they do considering the way they treat their constituants, they should pay for it themselves or reimburse their respective municipalities.
So true! No wonder the democratic party is the party of slavery, oppression of people of color (just research how the democratic party encouraged abortion of black babies) and total hypocrisy. And, shockingly, there are many democrats (those that never studied history) that are clueless to those facts.
OR they are evil to the core, and AGREE with all the dems are doing!
If the mayors want enhanced private security, they need to pay for it themselves.
OUT of their OWN Pockets, not billed to the city/state/feds.. AND ONLY IF a majority of their constituents vote YES they deserve security… OTHERWISE THEY SHOULDN”T damn well be allowed to have any!
No safety or security for thee, but safety and security for me and you pay for it, The hypocrisy of the DEMORATS knows no bounds. They should have none…. Let them protect them selves.
Just like George Orwell said…
Some are more equal than others…
Come on man, citizens don’t need protection, but élite politicians do.