‘The Squad’ fires back at Obama over ‘defund the police’ critique

All four members of “The Squad” fired back against former President Barack Obama’s criticism that the “defund the police” movement was just a “snappy slogan.”

Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) tweeted their responses to Obama, who said activists “lost a big audience” by pushing the movement for police reform.“We lose people in the hands of police. It’s not a slogan but a policy demand,” wrote Omar. “And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety.”