Steve Scalise Claims One DSA Radical Running in Pennsylvania Wants to do Something Even WORSE Than Defunding the Police (VIDEO)
Scalise criticized an unnamed Pennsylvania congressional candidate and called on voters to turn out in the midterms.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Gateway Pundit is a strongly partisan blog, and this article offers little independent reporting or verification of its central political claim. It attributes a partial transcript to Breitbart News but does not identify the candidate or include a response.
- Source type — A partisan blog rather than an established general-news newsroom.
- Editorial standards — The article uses strongly evaluative language and provides little independent verification.
- Author attribution — An author is named, and the transcript excerpt is attributed to Breitbart News.
The article attributes the claims to Scalise and includes an excerpt from his remarks, but does not name the candidate, provide supporting evidence for the accusation, or seek a response. Its own framing is openly approving of Scalise’s message.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article relies on Scalise’s account and offers no response from the unnamed candidate or other perspective. Its language and conclusion openly favor Scalise’s argument.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from the candidate or countervailing account is included.
- Loaded language — The article repeatedly uses disparaging descriptions of Democrats and their ideas.
- Source diversity — The central claims come from Scalise’s remarks; no independent source is offered to verify them.
The article adopts a strongly right-leaning frame, using disparaging language about Democrats and presenting Scalise’s claims approvingly. It also endorses his appeal for voters to turn out.
- Language tone — Uses loaded terms such as “insane” and “crazy” for Democratic positions and candidates.
- Framing — Frames the alleged position as evidence of extreme Democratic politics.
- Opinion vs reporting — The author explicitly affirms Scalise’s voting appeal rather than maintaining a detached reporting tone.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said a Democratic congressional candidate in Pennsylvania wants to disarm police and urged voters to turn out in the midterms. The article presents his claims without a response from the unnamed candidate.
The article reports that Scalise made the comments during an appearance on Sean Hannity’s show. Scalise said a candidate in Pennsylvania wanted to defund the police and take guns from police officers, and he urged voters to turn out in the midterms, warning that otherwise “these crazy socialists can win.”
The article identifies Barb Bresnahan as someone Scalise was with in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, but does not name the candidate he criticized. It endorses Scalise’s call for people to vote and provides no response from the candidate to his claims.
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House Majority Leader criticizing a Democratic candidate’s policing position and urging midterm turnout
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