Ted Cruz teases bill holding local governments liable for damage to personal property amid calls to defund the police

Published July 13, 2020 2:52pm ET



Sen. Ted Cruz said he plans to introduce legislation that would hold local governments financially liable to private property owners if they do not provide adequate police protection.

“Minnesota Dems willfully allowed Minneapolis to burn & then blamed the police whom they demonized. Now, they want the fed govt to pay the bill,” Cruz said in a tweet on Sunday. “I’m introducing legislation to make local govt liable to private property owners if officials deliberately withhold police protection.”

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