Vice President JD Vance accused the “left-wing media” and Democrats — including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in particular — of lying about the work Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials do, saying it leads to political violence like the fatal shooting at an ICE facility in Texas on Wednesday.
“Here is what happens when Democrats, like Gavin Newsom did, say that these people are part of an authoritarian government,” Vance said, while delivering a speech in North Carolina. “When the left-wing media lies about what they’re doing, when they lie about who they’re arresting, when they lie about the actual job of law enforcement, what they’re doing is encouraging crazy people to go and commit violence.”
The vice president’s comments came shortly after three people were shot, including two fatally, at an ICE facility in Dallas. An FBI official said “anti-ICE” comments were written on rounds near where the 29-year-old suspect was found.
Newsom has called President Donald Trump’s administration “authoritarian” multiple times this year. Vance may have been referring to the latest example, when Newsom said this past weekend he was fighting Trump’s “authoritarian tendencies” by signing a new bill that bans ICE agents from wearing masks.
“When democratic politicians encourage doxing, when they encourage us to unmask ICE enforcement officers, what do you think is going to happen?” Vance asked.
He added, “You don’t have to agree with my immigration policies, you don’t have to agree with Donald Trump’s immigration policies. But if your political rhetoric encourages violence against our law enforcement, you can go straight to hell and you have no place in the political conversation of the United States of America.”
You can watch part of his speech above, via Fox News.
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