Psaki Argues ‘Actions Speak Louder Than Words’ During Debate Over Whether GOP Defunded the Police

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki engaged in a debate with Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy over whether Republicans defunded the police and suggested their “actions speak louder than words.”

During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Doocy said there are several examples of Democrats saying they want to defund the police.

“You’ve got Congresswoman Cori Bush, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, are there any examples of Republican members of Congress saying they want to defund the police?” Doocy said.

Psaki replied, “I think most people would argue that actions are more important than words, wouldn’t you say?”

Doocy pushed back, saying, “Well to that point there, at the time of the vote on the American Rescue Plan, you had Republican leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell said he just didn’t like it because he thought that was a classic example of big government Democratic overreach in the name of Covid relief, and then Kevin McCarthy said he thought Democrats were using coronavirus as an excuse to justify funding pet projects. Where is the ‘we’re going to vote against this because we want to defund the police?'”

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Psaki reiterated she believes “actions speak louder than words,” explaining, “So if you oppose funding for the COPS program, something that was dramatically cut by their prior administration and many Republicans supported, and then you vote against the bill that has funding for the COPS program, we can let other people evaluate what that means.”

She continued, “It doesn’t require them to speak to it or to shout it out, their actions speak for themselves.”

The White House press secretary and Doocy