Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ the latest victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is extra proof that phone calls to “defund the police” are a “non-starter, even with black folks,” Property Bulk Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) claimed.

Clyburn, the No. 3 Household Democrat, rounded on MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan when the journalist asked him: “is the total awareness on ‘defund the police’ seriously a deflection by the party leadership from your individual failures? That’s what your critics on the left would say.”

“That is totally poppycock,” Clyburn responded on Hasan’s show Thursday.

“I know what I’m conversing about. I’m out below with the voters each and every working day …. and I can tell you ‘defund the police’ is a non-starter, even with black men and women. And if you do not think that’s accurate, then glance at the benefits of what just happened in New York Metropolis. The proof is in the pudding.”

Adams, a previous NYPD captain and an outspoken proponent of improved policing to counter the city’s ongoing criminal offense wave, edged out former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia in the June 22 primary. Owing to challenges involving the introduction of rated-selection voting in the metropolis, Adams’ victory was not confirmed right up until this 7 days.

“I know what I’m chatting about,” Clyburn insisted. “I discuss to people today each individual working day, and ‘defund the police’ is a chokehold around the Democratic Get together, and allow me remind you, if you are likely to