[pera]

English is not my first language, but it seems an ambiguous slogan as the prefix de- not only means to remove but also to reduce / degrade. For instance, there were some recent calls for "defunding the Pentagon", in the sense of reducing military spending.

> Defund

> to deplete the financial resources of

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/defund

[travisoneill1]

You left out the first definition:

> to withdraw financial support from, especially as an instrument of legislative control

[pera]

Correct, that's why I used the word "ambiguous" (i.e. having or expressing more than one possible meaning).