MSNBC hack Joy Reid tried to target Republican Tim Scott during her interview with former presidential candidate Cory Booker. In a shocking twist, Booker slammed her narrative that Scott is anything other than an honorable and honest man. The two have apparently become acquainted while working to negotiate a more reasonable police reform instead of the left’s insane ‘defund’ garbage.
Booker said he thinks negotiators “can get something really meaningful and really substantive that will save Black lives.” Reid, who has frequently described Mr. Scott as a “token” Black Republican, expressed her doubts.
“Are you going to be able to get to a place of agreement with Republicans who are so beholden to police unions?” Reid asked.
“I’m working principally with Tim Scott and a handful of others,” Mr. Booker responded, Newsbusters’ Curtis Houck first reported. “I have had moments in this negotiation that have given me solace and strength as I’ve watched Tim Scott share stories about his own encounters with police, even as a United States senator. He is not caving to the politics of this. He is sincere. We may have disagreements on a lot of the parts of the bill, but I’m telling you, as a Black man, Tim Scott is sincere in wanting to see us address these problems.”
“But does Tim Scott have the ability to deliver votes?” Ms. Reid asked. “I mean we have no doubt his sincerity, but his party has veered so far off the rails to the right — how much influence does he have over them at this point?”
Mr. Booker said he‘s gone into negotiations with an open mind and is confident they will reach an agreement.
“I’ve had to go into this with good faith — not painting all police with a broad brush, not painting all Republicans with a broad brush, but talking heart-to-heart often, as well as policy, on what our shared values are and how we’re going to get this done,” he said. “And so, I’ve had Tim come and answer my questions about the support he has from Mitch McConnell to Lindsey Graham. And again, I’m putting my faith — this is the moment when we rise to the call of history.”
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Personally, I think most police officers are decent Americans trying to do a good job and I find this massive push to reform the police to be overkill. However, it is promising to see politicians across the aisle work together on a plan to make the job safer for officers. Growing up, officers always went out with a partner. I have noticed over the years that practice has all but ended and I hope that this reform will bring back safer conditions for the officers.
H/T Washington Times