Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) during an interview over the weekend called for Congress to defund jurisdictions across the country that do not protect Americans’ rights.
Donalds made the remarks while speaking to Peter Alexander on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” about Trump asking House Speaker Mike Johnson to overturn his conviction in Manhattan.
“One very important thing: It’s not about Speaker Johnson,” Donalds said. “He doesn’t have that power to overturn anything. But what it’s about is that Congress does fund a lot of jurisdictions around the country, and if there is a jurisdiction that takes federal money and it does not also protect the constitutional rights of all Americans, whether that’s President Trump or any other American, they shouldn’t receive federal funds.”
“I think that’s something that every American would agree with, and you do have to…
