Moving this from “Is Trump Confused” thread, as suggested by moderation, to discuss the idea that Trump is the product of both major U.S. parties:
As a centrist, I would like to agree if I could. But so long as ours remains a free country, there is no way to prevent far-left people from making statements, just as is true for far-right statements. And defund the police did not come from the Democratic Party, besides that it predated the 2016 Trump nomination. Joe Biden says that most police are good.
I found the following article supporting your POV, and I will link to it even though I cannot fully buy it:
What about — how the right created AOC? Only thing is, the Democrats are not about to nominate her for the presidency.