Briahna Joy Gray argues that the political debate over “defund the police” has been deliberately narrowed to whether the phrase is electorally damaging and what the wording means, rather than whether its underlying policy should be defended. Gray argues that “defund could not be more literal,” and says opponents have succeeded in pushing politicians to debate the phrase instead of explaining or defending their previous support for “defund the police.” She points to continued growth in police budgets since 2020 and argues that the underlying case for “defunding” is “one of the easiest things to prove and support.” @briebriejoy | @FDsignifier