Report: ‘The Squad’ Spent Thousands On Private Security While Demanding Police Be Defunded

The group of female, progressive federal legislators nicknamed “The Squad” spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security and “security services” in the first quarter of 2021 while publicly supporting a push to “defund the police” over concerns of institutionalized racism, according to a new report from the Daily Caller, based on FEC documents filed by four “Squad” members.

“FEC reports show Democrats New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Missouri Rep. Cori Bush each spent thousands of dollars on their own security,” the Daily Caller reported. “The payments were described in the FEC filings as either ‘security’ or ‘security services.'”