Insha Rahman of the Vera Institute advised Democrats to reject Trump’s crime crackdown as a political power grab during the DNC’s summer meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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InshaRahman,vicepresidentofadvocacyandpartnershipsofthefar-leftcriminaljusticereformgroup,VeraInstituteofJustice,causedanuproaronsocialmediaaftershetoldDemocratsonMondaythatmigrantcrimeandcarjackings“don’tmattertothatmanyAmericans.”
DuringapoliticalstrategysessionaboutcrimeandsafetyattheDemocraticNationalCommittee’ssummermeetinginMinneapolis,Minnesota,RahmanurgedDemocratstoseizeonPresidentDonaldTrump’scrimecrackdown,callingita“politicalliability.”
“Trumpisnotaboutsafety,”Rahmansaid.“Thisisapoliticalpowergrab,andhewilldoithoweverhecan,whetherthat’sattheballotboxortakingoverourcities.”
WhileRahmanfocusedherremarksonhowDemocratscanrejectRepublicans’“toughoncrimescaretactics,”theVeraInstitute,wheretheDemocraticstrategistservesasasenioroffi
