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Perhaps they should have chosen a slogan where the dictionary definition differs from the opinion of "a very very small niche".

"to stop providing money or as much money to pay for something"

It's easy to make someone look reasonable if you ignore their unreasonable statements.

"to put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom"

I'm not sure we're discussing the same thing.

Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib are police abolitionists. They're also quite unusual in Congress in this position.

"Defund the police" and "abolish the police" aren't the same thing. That's the point.