On the recordJuly 26, 2020
John spoke out against defund the police. And so did I, because we felt that kind of slogan there it could do for Black Lives Matter of what it did for us back in 1960.
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transcripts.cnn.comJim Clyburn: “John spoke out against defund the police. And so did I, because we felt that kind of slogan there it could do for Black…”
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Clyburn discusses his and John Lewis's opposition to the 'defund the police' slogan, fearing it could harm the Black Lives Matter movement.
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