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自称“两党合作参与者”的民主党众议员加布·瓦斯克斯此前曾呼吁“瓦解”执法部门
作者：彼得·皮内多 福克斯新闻
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福克斯新闻独家报道： 处境岌岌可危的边境民主党众议员、新墨西哥州民主党人加布·瓦斯克斯因在支持执法部门的立场上“虚伪”而遭到抨击，此前他一段呼吁“瓦解”和“ defund（削减资金）”警方的黑命贵相关帖文与采访被重新曝光。
瓦斯克斯被广泛报道为“温和派民主党人”，自称“两党合作参与者”，他最近还投票反对一项众议院决议，该决议表达对执法人员的支持并谴责“defund警方”的主张以及庇护城市政策。
目前共和党在众议院仅以微弱多数席位掌控议院，在此次中期选举中，每一个被认为有竞争力的国会席位对两党来说都至关重要。瓦斯克斯所在的新墨西哥州摇摆选区尤其被认为极易易主，是本届选举共和党首要攻击目标。
本周，瓦斯克斯在《拉斯克鲁塞斯太阳报》发表了一篇专栏文章，他在文中辩称警察“理应得到感谢、支持和资金”。在这篇文章中，瓦斯克斯提到了他帮助为当地执法部门争取到的资金，并写道“再多的公众认可也无法完全表达他们应得的感激之情”。
然而，美国全国共和党国会委员会的一位发言人表示：“defund警方的加布·瓦斯克斯的无耻虚伪骗不了任何人。”
得克萨斯州民主党议员塔拉里科有关“暴力文化”的言论重新曝光，他否认与削减警方资金有关联
2024年10月3日，新墨西哥州民主党众议员加布·瓦斯克斯在新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基的卡萨德布埃诺就2025计划举行的新闻发布会上发言。瓦斯克斯投放英语和西班牙语广告，强调以两党合作方式处理边境安全问题，当时他正与共和党人伊维特·赫雷尔角逐席位，而共和党方面指出他投票反对共和党提出的边境法案。（安娜·帕迪拉/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
2020年6月1日，也就是乔治·弗洛伊德去世一周后，正值大范围反警察骚乱期间，时任拉斯克鲁塞斯市议员的瓦斯克斯在社交媒体上发帖称：“黑命攸关。除非我们瓦解并重建那些让黑人持续遭受伤害的压迫体系，否则正义永远无法实现。”
他补充道：“这包括执法部门、经济体系，以及让白人富人掌权的令人憎恶的财富不平等现象。”
此外，《华盛顿自由灯塔报》2022年的一篇文章重新曝光了2020年乔治·弗洛伊德抗议活动中一段当地新闻采访画面，画面中一名蒙面男子自称“詹姆斯·霍尔”，外形酷似瓦斯克斯。
在采访中，该男子表示：“我们国家需要严肃的警察改革，”“这不仅仅是削减警方资金，而是要瓦解一个赋予白人凌驾于所有人之上特权的体系。”
该媒体报道称，已删除的社交媒体帖子截图显示，瓦斯克斯也出现在了同一场集会上。
《华盛顿自由灯塔报》写道，瓦斯克斯的一位发言人证实他就是发表上述言论的人，并表示：“当时他拒绝透露自己的姓名，希望将焦点放在组织者身上，所以新闻台将名字记为了他。”
民主党候选人有关犹太复国主义者的阉割言论引发轩然大波，党魁改写叙事矛头指向共和党
一张写着“defund警方”的标语牌（盖蒂图片社）
最近，在上周的全国警察周期间，瓦斯克斯投票反对一项表达对执法人员支持的决议。该决议赞扬了警察的服务与牺牲，谴责“defund警方”的言论，批评庇护城市政策，并称赞特朗普时代的“法律与秩序”政策有助于减少暴力犯罪。
民主党人辩称该决议过于党派化，被政治化了。
本周，瓦斯克斯发表了一篇专栏文章，详细讲述了他最近与当地执法部门领导人的会面，并写道：“我将永远与我们的执法人员站在一起。”
他还吹嘘自己为卡尔斯巴德警察局争取到了25万美元的拨款，为阿尔伯克基实时犯罪中心投入了106万美元，以及为贝纳利洛县警长办公室投入了50万美元用于技术和培训升级。
瓦斯克斯在专栏文章中强调：“除了我们的感谢和钦佩之外，他们还需要并理应获得资源、投资和资金。”
瓦斯克斯竞选团队的一位发言人在回应新的批评时告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“如果想了解瓦斯克斯在公共安全问题上的立场，看看他的政绩就知道了。”
“仅今年一年，瓦斯克斯就独自为当地警察部门从阿尔伯克基到卡尔斯巴德争取到了180万美元，用于技术、警局升级以及为更多警员配备装备，以保护他们自己和新墨西哥州民众的安全，”这位发言人说。
竞选团队还提到了瓦斯克斯最近在众议院 floor 上发表的一篇演讲，纪念2025年在执行任务中牺牲的多纳阿纳县副警长安东尼奥·阿莱曼。
华盛顿特区市长候选人模仿曼达尼风格，因对青少年暴力暴徒的“完全错误”回应遭抨击
共和党国会候选人格雷格·坎宁安（左）与“拉丁裔支持特朗普”标语牌合影（右）（福克斯新闻；李怡欣/休斯顿纪事报 via 盖蒂图片社）
然而，他的批评者认为，他此前的言论将在今年11月的选举中对他造成不利影响。
理查森告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“新墨西哥州民众知道瓦斯克斯坚决反执法，这就是为什么他们会选举长期担任阿尔伯克基警察的格雷格·坎宁安今年秋天取代他。”
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坎宁安是一名海军陆战队退伍军人，拥有20年新墨西哥州执法工作经历，在共和党初选中无对手参选。
在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中，坎宁安断言瓦斯克斯“希望新墨西哥州民众忘记他的真实面目”。
“多年来，他一直鹦鹉学舌般重复着同样的反警察言论，这种言论削弱了全国各地警局的士气，掏空了部门实力。现在，距离选举还有六个月，他就写了一封给执法部门的情书，希望没人记得其余的一切，”他说。
“我记得。那些我在阿尔伯克基街头共事多年的警员们也记得。我知道凌晨三点办理毒品案件是什么滋味。我知道这些毒品正在如何摧毁新墨西哥州的家庭，因为我职业生涯的大部分时间都在追捕那些贩毒的人。我也知道，一个只会在警察周拍照亮相的政客，和一个一年中其他51个星期都支持警员的领导人之间的区别。”
他补充道：“当我进入华盛顿特区后，新墨西哥州第二国会选区的执法人员们将终于拥有他们在这个席位上从未有过的东西：一位懂他们的人。”
彼得·皮内多是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治撰稿人。
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‘Moderate’ Dem’s unearthed ‘deconstruct’ law enforcement comments draw fire from GOP critics
May 23, 2026 9:00am EDT / Fox News
A self-described ‘bipartisan player,’ Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez previously called to ‘deconstruct’ law enforcement
By Peter Pinedo Fox News
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FIRST ON FOX: Vulnerable border Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., is being slammed for “hypocrisy” on his pro-law enforcement stance after a Black Lives Matter post and interview calling to “deconstruct” and “defund” the police resurfaced.
Vasquez, who is widely reported as a “moderate Democrat” and is a self-described “bipartisan player,” also recently voted against a House resolution expressing support for law enforcement officers and condemning defund the police efforts and sanctuary policies.
With Republicans currently holding a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, every congressional seat considered competitive is critical to both parties in this midterm election. Vasquez’s New Mexico swing district in particular is considered highly vulnerable and is a top target for the GOP this cycle.
This week, Vasquez published an opinion piece in the Las Cruces Sun News in which he argued police officers “deserve thanks, support and funding.” In the piece, Vasquez pointed to the funding streams he helped secure for local law enforcement and wrote that “no amount of public recognition can ever fully express the gratitude they deserve.”
However, a National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman said, “Defund the police Gabe Vasquez’s shameless hypocrisy isn’t fooling anyone.”
TEXAS DEM TALARICO’S ‘CULTURE OF VIOLENCE’ REMARKS RESURFACE AS HE DENIES DEFUND POLICE TIES
Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat from New Mexico, speaks during a news conference on Project 2025 at Casa de Bueno in Albuquerque, N.M., on Oct. 3, 2024. Vasquez aired English and Spanish ads emphasizing a bipartisan approach to border security as he faces Republican Yvette Herrell, while Republicans note he voted against the GOP border bill.(Anna Padilla/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
On June 1, 2020, exactly a week after the death of George Floyd and in the midst of widespread anti-police riots, Vasquez, a Las Cruces city council member at the time, posted on social media, “Black lives matter. Until we deconstruct and rebuild the systems of oppression that keep black people in perpetual harm, justice will not be served.”
He added, “that includes law enforcement, the economy, and the disgusting wealth inequality that keeps white rich men in power.”
Further, a 2022 article published by The Washington Free Beacon resurfaced a local news interview with a masked man resembling Vasquez but named “James Hall” at a 2020 George Floyd protest.
In the interview, the man says, “We need serious police reform in this country,” and “it’s not just about defunding police, it’s about defunding a system that privileges white people over everyone else.”
The outlet reported that deleted screenshots of social media posts showed Vasquez present at that same rally.
The Free Beacon wrote that a Vasquez spokesperson confirmed he was the man who made those statements, saying, “the name was attributed to him by the news station when he declined to give his name as he wanted the focus to be on the organizers.”
DEM CANDIDATE’S ZIONIST CASTRATION RANT SPARKS FIRESTORM AS PARTY LEADERS REWRITE NARRATIVE TO TARGET GOP
A defund the police sign.(Getty Images)
More recently, during National Police Week last week, Vasquez voted against a resolution expressing support for law enforcement officers. The measure praised police officers’ service and sacrifice, condemned “defund the police” rhetoric, criticized sanctuary city policies, and credited Trump-era “law and order” policies with helping reduce violent crime.
Democrats argued the resolution was overly partisan and politicized.
This week, Vasquez published an opinion piece in which he detailed recent visits with local law enforcement leaders and wrote, “I will always stand with our law enforcement officers.”
He also touted a $250,000 cutout he secured for the Carlsbad Police Department, as well as a $1.06 million investment for Albuquerque’s Real Time Crime Center and a $500,000 investment for technology and training upgrades at the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.
Vasquez emphasized in his opinion piece that “in addition to our thanks and admiration, they also need and deserve resources, investments, and funding.”
A Vasquez campaign spokesperson responded to the new criticisms by telling Fox News Digital, “If you want to know where Vasquez stands on public safety, look at the receipts.”
“This year alone, Vasquez singlehandedly brought $1.8 million home for local police departments from Albuquerque to Carlsbad to pay for technology, station upgrades and facilities for more officers to keep themselves and New Mexicans safe,” the spokesperson said.
The campaign also pointed to a recent speech Vasquez delivered on the House floor honoring Doña Ana County Deputy Sheriff Antonio Aleman, who was killed in the line of duty in 2025.
MAMDANI-STYLE DC MAYORAL HOPEFUL DRAGGED OVER ‘EXACTLY BACKWARDS’ RESPONSE TO VIOLENT TEEN MOBS
GOP congressional candidate Greg Cunningham, left, pictured next to a ‘Latinos for Trump’ sign, right.(Fox News; Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
His critics, however, believe his prior statements will come back to haunt him this November.
Richardson told Fox News Digital that “New Mexicans know Vasquez is firmly anti-law enforcement, which is why they’ll elect long-time Albuquerque Police Officer Greg Cunningham to replace him this fall.”
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A Marine veteran and 20-year New Mexico law enforcement officer, Cunningham is running unopposed in the GOP primary for the seat.
In a statement shared with Fox News Digital, Cunningham asserted that Vasquez “wants New Mexicans to forget who he really is.”
“He spent years parroting the same anti-police rhetoric that gutted morale and hollowed out departments across this country. Now, six months out from an election, he writes a love letter to law enforcement and hopes nobody remembers the rest,” he said.
“I remember. So do the officers I served alongside for years on the streets of Albuquerque. I know what it’s like to work a drug case at three in the morning. I know what these drugs are doing to New Mexico families, because I spent my career going after the people pushing them. And I know the difference between a politician who shows up for a Police Week photo op and a leader who has his officers’ backs the other 51 weeks of the year.”
He added that “when I get to Washington, the men and women wearing the badge in NM-02 will finally have something they have not had in this seat. One of their own.”
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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