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Georgian Republican Governor Brian Kemp asks Stacey Abrams, a Democratic opposition to the 2022 elections, to resign from a radical foundation to boost police funding on Thursday. I called.
Abrams is a board member of the Seattle-based grant organization, the Margaret Casey Foundation, and is seeking abolition of law enforcement. Abrams endorsed an expanded anti-police initiative from the group shortly after joining the board.
"Stacey Abrams is lying about her own record of public security-a record that hasn't been in complete contact with Georgians," said Reagan McCarthy, deputy communications director for Kemp's campaign. Told digitally. "Abrams is currently a board member of the Foundation for the Defund the Police Movement and has earned more than $ 50,000 from the Group."
Stacy Abrams serves as a board member and is the Governor of the Foundation supporting # ABOLISHTHEPOLICE
Stacy Abrams sits on the board of the Foundation to support police financing. (Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images)
"Her campaign may be trying to fill her past, but Abrams records Is clear enough in every situation. "McCarthy added." If she really supports law enforcement here in Georgia, she resigns from her position at the Margaret Casey Foundation and puts police officers at risk. We need to deny the radical Defund the Police policy of putting our families at risk. ”
The Abrams campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ..
Kemp's call for Abrams to leave the radical anti-police group follows numerous FoxNews Digital reports of her involvement in the Foundation. I am.
The Margaret Casey Foundation has repeatedly expressed her support for police financing and abolition. FoxNews Digital previously reported
The Foundation also "becomes an abolitionist — a history of police reform failures&true in early February. Hosted an event entitled "Vision for Public Security". The event was hosted by Foundation President and CEO Carmen Rojas{51. }
The group has also awarded millions of dollars to professors and scholars who support the views of anti-capitalists and prison abolitionists.
The Stacey Abrams Group increased anti-police funding shortly after she joined its board and with her support
Meanwhile, Abrams also endorsed the expanded anti-police initiative from the Foundation and reported FoxNews Digital
Board of Directors. Unanimously gave a green light to a campaign called "Answering the Uprising" in just a few weeks after Abrams joined the group. This initiative was blessed by Abrams and accompanied by increased financial support for liberal groups working on law enforcement issues.
"This latest initiative is fully supported by the Board of Directors of the Margaret Casey Foundation, which recently included Stacey Abrams and Rasha Robinson, President of Color of Change. 7 We have nominated a new changemaker for the board of directors, "said 141} press release at the time of the announcement.
George Soros invests $ 1 million behind Stacey Abrams' second governor election
Margaret in the campaign · Includes $ 1.6 million in pledge cash from the Casey Foundation to "Financial Programs and Organizations Directly Addressing Racial Injustice in Police and the Judicial System." We have also established a coalition with other high-value grant organizations that provide assistance in defending police groups.
Stacey Abrams is a candidate for Governor of the Democratic Party of Georgia .. She is playing against Republican Governor Brian Kemp. (Elijah Nouvelage / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Margaret Casey Foundation also grants grants to left-wing groups seeking police defense doing. According to their tax form.
In 2020, the Foundation awards $ 250,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement, a coalition of more than 50 groups, including Black Lives Matter. did. According to its website, we will invest in a vision of the safety of the community that works for everyone, not just a few of the elite, from excessive, brutal, discriminatory police. "
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The Margaret Casey Foundation is also on the Black Organizer project for $ 200,000. Donated. Part of a 13-group committee that will promote the defense of the Oakland Policein 2020.
That same year, the Foundation sent $ 200,000 to the Louisville Community Bail Fund, and Black Lives Matter activists assassinated Jewish democracies. I tried. February mayor candidate Craig Greenberg.
Fox News' Jessica Chasmar contributed to this report.
Joe Schoffstall is a Fox News reporter
