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Rahm Emanuel: “They [Democratic Socialists] believe in defunding the police. That's just not a Democratic position.”

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Well, first of all, they are their own party. I didn't say form their own, but they are their own party. They had a convention here in Chicago just six weeks ago. They [Democratic Socialists] believe in defunding the police. That's just not a Democratic position. They believe in open borders. That is not a Democratic Party position. They believe in letting prisoners out of prison. That is not a Democratic Party position. (03:02–08:41)

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Asserts that Democratic Socialists support defunding the police, which is not a Democratic Party position.

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