On Sunday, controversial lawmaker and Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar demanded the defunding of the Minneapolis Police Department as she described the law enforcement force as “cancer” and “rotten to the root.”

In a jam packed rally that violated social distancing guidelines, Omar claimed that while the country had seen powerful black leaders, from having a US president to having a Congressional Black Caucus, black mayors, black governors, black council members, and even police chiefs, yet members of the black community are still “killed, brutalized, surveilled, massively [sic] incarcerated.”

She claimed that until now, African-American parents still had to make conversations with their children on how to “protect and serve” in fear that they might get killed. She added, “I know what it means for a police officer to look me in the eye and call me a ‘zoo animal.’”

She continued, “I know that my silence contributes to violence.” She went on to explain that this was the very reason that she is speaking out. Omar also promised that she would not “co-sign” police funding, as law enforcement officials continued to “brutalize” members of the black community. “I will never stop saying not only do we need to disinvest [inaudible] police but we need to completely dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department.”

Omar likened the police department to a “cancer” and how it had spread throughout the body. She explained that to stop it from spreading, doctors had to cut into the “root of cancer, so as not to kill the person.

“They don’t say, ‘We’re going to continue to give medication, and we’re gonna continue to try different things, and we’re gonna continue to slowly die,’” Omar said. The far-left lawmaker demanded that they do not want reforms, as they will still continue to see members of the black community being killed. Instead, Omar demanded to cut at the very source of cancer to allow members of the black community to live. “The Minneapolis Police Department is rotten to the root, and so when we dismantle it, we get rid of that cancer, and we allow for something beautiful to rise,” Omar concluded.

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Omar’s strong ally, and former Democratic congresswoman, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also joined in the call to defund the police. This time, AOC wanted to call out the New York Police department as a way to end police brutality.

In a congressional primary debate on Friday night, the congresswoman claims that she is actively involved in advocating for budget cuts in the police department, and suggesting to use the $6 billion NYPD budget to buy books for children.

The Democratic socialist had pressured her fellow Democrat New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, to give in to the budget cuts. AOC suggested cutting down at least $1 billion out of the police department’s $6 billion budget.

Both lawmakers, AOC and Omar, echoed the sentiments of Black Lives Matter protesters. In the last few weeks, members of the movement have ransacked stores, burned down buildings, and looted commercial spaces, as a form of protest against the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, who died under police custody. Other Hollywood celebrities such as Lizzo, John Legend, and Natalie Portman followed suit.