Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul Slams GOP for Putting Politics Over Public Safety
March 24, 2022
Kaul Reiterates His Opposition to Defunding the Police
Washington, DC — Yesterday Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul slammed his far-right Republican opponents for putting far-right, extremist politics over Wisconsinites’ public safety. He made it clear he does not support defunding the police, and outlined the importance of law enforcement and public safety for Wisconsinites.
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Here’s some key quotes from the event:
“Wisconsin’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul does not support defunding the police, he said during a WisPolitics event Wednesday.
“Law enforcement is the backbone of our public safety efforts, and we need to provide more funding to law enforcement, not less,” Kaul said during the virtual Q&A, adding that such funding increases should come from both the state and federal governments.
“We shouldn’t be diverting resources from drug traffickers and murderers and violent crimes to serve a political agenda like the Gableman investigation,” Kaul said, referring to former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s monthslong investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.”
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