GOP congressman blames rising crime in 2020 on President Obama

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : But funding for law enforcement was included in the American Rescue Act, which passed both Houses of Congress without a single Republican vote in favor.
44% : It is to say that, as a nation, we can and must do better to institute the best practices that reduce the appearance or reality of racial bias in law enforcement."
43% : Recent increases in homicides have been attributed by experts to possible stresses exacerbated by the viral outbreak, while right-wing media like Fox News has attempted to lay the blame on progressives and Democrats pursuing criminal justice reform.
33% : Babin did not mention any of the numerous instances in which Black citizens have complied with the orders of police officers and yet were still injured or killed by them, nor the support expressed by President Obama for law enforcement.
5% : Rep. Brian Babin falsely accused President Barack Obama of demonizing law enforcement.

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