Democratic policies paved way for Cincinnati brawl, say Ohio Republicans: 'Fear and chaos'

Republican members of Ohio's congressional delegation say Democratic policies created societal conditions that led to a violent brawl in downtown Cincinnati that went viral online Name one major city in America where you'd feel safe letting your kids walk alone You can't and that should alarm every one of us Rep Michael Rulli R-Ohio reported Fox News Digital on Tuesday For too long we've accepted fear and chaos as normal while left-wing politicians push sanctuary cities slash police funding and let violent criminals and the mentally ill roam the streets This isn't compassion It's failure Meanwhile Sen Bernie Moreno R-Ohio called for Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval's resignation over the matter CINCINNATI MAYORAL CANDIDATE VP VANCE'S HALF-BROTHER SLAMS CITY LEADERSHIP AFTER BRUTAL BEATDOWN It's a heinous attack The mayor of Cincinnati is a disgrace Moreno explained When solicited what could be done to stop such incidents he commented Have the mayor resign Have a congressman that definitely cares about his district and fund the police in Cincinnati Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor's office for comment as well as the office of Rep Greg Landsman D-Ohio whose congressional district includes Cincinnati It comes after a video lit up social media over the weekend that appeared to show a mob of people violently attacking one man and a woman who tried to help him CINCINNATI POLICE CHIEF SAYS OUT OF PEOPLE WATCHING AND RECORDING VIOLENT ATTACK ONLY CALLED Pureval issued a declaration condemning the vicious fight and pledging that arrests were forthcoming Fox Cincinnati shared Monday that five people had been charged But Rulli and Moreno are two of the latest Republican functionaries from Ohio to comment on the brawl that took place on Saturday Vice President JD Vance who served in the Senate before being elected to the White House with President Donald Trump disclosed Monday that Moreno exhibited him a video of the violence It s disgusting I hope every single one of those people who engaged in violence is prosecuted to the full extent of the law Vance explained during an event in Canton Ohio When you have a grown man sucker-punching a middle-aged woman that person ought to go to jail for a very long time And frankly he is lucky there weren t particular better people around because they would handle it themselves We ve had way too much lawlessness on the streets of great American cities The details of what started the fight and who initiated the aggression are still unclear