Democrat state Rep. Aftyn Behn, running to fill the seat in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, “doesn’t just want to defund the police, she hates them,” the Republican National Committee said in recent social media posts ahead of Tuesday’s special election.
Behn has refused to disavow past anti-police and anti-Nashville rhetoric, even when recently pressed by CNN. She is running against Republican candidate Matt Van Epps to replace former Republican Rep. Mark Green.
“Some of your past tweets have gotten attention, including in 2020 when you posted to — and then deleted — a post that said, ‘Good morning, especially to the 54% of Americans that believe burning down a police station is justified,'” CNN host Manu Raju said to Behn on Sunday.
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