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Winsome Earle-Sears: “You took money from the PAC that said we must defund the…”

Featuring: Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Virginia Gubernatorial Debate

Published October 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:06:52

You know who voted to defund the police? You did. When you voted for the justice and Policing Act. You voted for that and You took money from the PAC that said we must defund the police and get rid of their qualified immunity. When are you going to give back that, that money? Thousands of dollars? I will not defund the police or get rid of their quality. We have other topics to get to. (1:06:52–1:07:00)

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Asserts that Winsome Earle-Sears' opponent accepted money from a PAC advocating for defunding the police and removing qualified immunity.

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