Heated exchange erupts over Cuomo's ‘Defund the Police' attacks
The ex-governor criticized the other candidates on stage, claiming everyone called for less money to flow to police.
Cuomo claimed that every other candidate on the debate stage called for less money to the NYPD.
Stephen Yang
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'We wouldn't need more police if we didn't defund them in the first place,' he said.
Blake called out Cuomo for saying defund the police when he led the state.
The reverend then pushed Cuomo to admit he used the words 'defund the police.'
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