BREAKING NEWS – Austin, Texas – A progressive congressman associated with “The Squad” who proudly voted to defund the Austin Police Department as a city council member and blasted the department just last week for alleged racist practices is under fire after requesting a police patrol at his home from the same department.
“It’s come to our attention that Anti police king of the defund movement in Austin @GregCasar who only last week called APD an agency with racist practices has requested enhanced patrols around his house for the next week,” the Austin Police Retired Officers Association posted on X Tuesday.
Casar’s office pointed to a statement from U.S. House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland that said, “The Sergeant at Arms takes the safety of Members of Congress very seriously. We ask the public and law enforcement agencies to not comment on specific security measures, because doing so exposes potential vulnerabilities, and political double standards.”