David Valadao Stays Silent on Trump’s Call to Defund Law Enforcement

This week, the DCCC launched a billboard campaign in California’s 22nd Congressional District highlighting David Valadao’s refusal to condemn the twice-impeached former president’s call to defund the law enforcement agencies that keep our communities safe.

When asked by 23ABC News Bakersfield for comment, Valadao was silent – again.

Last month, disgraced, criminally indicted, and twice-impeached ex-President Donald Trump called on Valadao and Congressional Republicans to “defund the DOJ and FBI.” When asked to simply comment on Trump’s call to defund agencies that keep Americans safe, Valadao “didn’t provide any comment on whether they back Trump’s calls to defund the FBI and DOJ.”

DCCC spokesperson Viet Shelton:
“When given another opportunity to distance himself from the twice-impeached former president’s call to defund the law enforcement agencies that keep our communities safe, David Valadao stayed silent. Valadao has made clear he is willing to do Trump’s bidding in Congress – and is jeopardizing the safety and security of Southern Californians in the process.”

REMINDER: Last month, David Valadao and House Republicans voted for the ‘Default on America Act,’ which would strip away federal funding for state and local law enforcement officers and eliminate thousands of positions at the FBI.

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