Congressman Brad Knott posted a series of tweets on September 30, 2025, addressing crime policy, government funding negotiations, and a preliminary report on transit security failures.
On September 30, 2025, Knott criticized certain criminal justice approaches in a tweet: “Leftist soft-on-crime policies endanger all of us.”
Later that day, Knott commented on ongoing budget discussions between the House and Senate: “Who wants to tell her the House already passed a clean, bipartisan CR to avert a shutdown…Senate Democrats stand in the way.” The tweet referred to continuing resolution (CR) efforts intended to prevent a government shutdown.
In another post that evening, Knott shared news about an audit concerning transit safety: ” BREAKING: N.C. Auditor releases a *preliminary* report detailing Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) security failures in response to the murder of Iryna Zarutska. Since 2018, the report details how CATS:
INCREASED DEI requirements for all contracts issued
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Brad Knott was elected to Congress in 2024 after defeating Frank Pierce with 58.6% of the vote.
