ICE Shot Protestor, Claiming He Posed Threat to Officers

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ICE Shot Protestor, Claiming He Posed Threat to Officers

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Minneapolis erupted into chaos Saturday after ICE fatally shot a man, claiming that he posed a threat to officers during a targeted operation. 

The casualty was identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti. Several Democrats, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, quickly blamed ICE for the shooting. 

According to DHS, Pretti approached federal officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun while they were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis. 

“The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming,” DHS wrote on X. “Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots.” 

Medics on scene pronounced Pretti dead at the location. 

DHS said Pretti had two magazines and no form of identification, calling it “a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.” DHS has not provided evidence to prove that Pretti intended to harm officers.

However, footage of the incident indicated that Pretti was disarmed before he was shot, and there is no clear evidence that he ever threatened officers.

About 200 rioters arrived at the scene, obstructing officers and assaulting law enforcement personnel, the federal agency added. 

The shooting comes as ICE continues to face leftist vitriol and criticism from legacy media outlets. 

Another sign of this leftist outrage appeared when some Democratic activists defended Pretti’s right to carry a weapon. 

“Even if we assume the Trump admin isn’t lying about him being armed- The right says guns exist to protect us from a tyrannical government,” wrote leftist activist David Hogg. “But when masked government agents start abducting people, exercising that right somehow becomes proof you deserved to be executed?” 

This story has been updated that the protestor has not been proven to have threatened ICE officers.

Leftists Now Target CBP Official’s Coat as ‘SS Garb’ 

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Leftists Now Target CBP Official’s Coat as ‘SS Garb’ 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino slammed bizarre claims that his trench coat resembled “SS garb,” insisting the coat is official Border Patrol issue and has been worn for decades without controversy. 

“That coat is definitely Border Patrol-issued,” Bovino told NewsNation on Thursday. “I’ve had it for over 25 years. I bought that at a young age, approximately in 1999.” 

The attack on Bovino’s trench coat was led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who claimed Bovino purchased it from eBay. 

“Greg Bovino dressed up as if he literally went on eBay and purchased SS garb. Greg Bovino, secret police, private army … people disappearing quite literally, no due process,” Newsom claimed during an appearance at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos. 

Bovino said he even wore it to a CBP ceremony about five or six years ago and “received nothing but compliments on that coat.” 

He added, “All of a sudden, it’s a problem. What changed there? Why is it a problem now?” 

Newsom’s latest attempt to manufacture a controversy is part of a broader pattern by the left of attacking the Trump administration’s immigration policies. 

Resurfaced Biden-Era Photos of Abandoned Children Undercut Leftist Outcry

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Resurfaced Biden-Era Photos of Abandoned Children Undercut Leftist Outcry

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Newly resurfaced photos of children abandoned by human smugglers at the southern border undercut leftist outrage over misleading claims that ICE detained a 5-year-old child in Minnesota. 

The images, shared by conservative critics Saturday, highlighted what they described as glaring hypocrisy from Democrats, who largely ignored the exploitation of children under the Biden administration but suddenly expressed alarm about ICE’s operations under President Donald Trump. 

For years, left-wing politicians remained largely silent as Biden’s open borders fueled a humanitarian crisis that left hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children vulnerable to traffickers. 

Now, those same figures have rushed to condemn ICE over a distorted account of a Minnesota enforcement action. 

The resurfaced photos, first shared by Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin, depicted some of the more than 500,000 unaccompanied minors encountered by CBP during the Biden administration. 

“If you weren’t watching Fox News, you probably didn’t even know it was happening,” Melugin wrote. “It appears that after a 4 year hiatus – some politicians suddenly have a reignited interest in the subject.” 

In a separate post, Melugin noted that many of the same politicians “who have a lot to say right now were radio silent when we came to DC in 2022 to ask them about it.” 

He also shared a video from 2022 showing him confronting Democratic lawmakers about the border crisis and the surge of unaccompanied children. Among those lawmakers were Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Bennie Thompson. 

The renewed outrage followed misleading claims that the Trump administration detained a 5-year-old child during an ICE operation in Minnesota on Jan. 20.

The child, identified as Liam Conejo Ramos, had been reportedly abandoned by his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, an illegal alien from Ecuador, during an attempted apprehension. 

According to ICE, agents attempted to place Liam with family members, but relatives initially refused until Conejo Arias requested that his son remain with him. 

Both were ultimately transferred together to an ICE processing facility in Texas. 

Despite ICE’s account of what transpired that day, leftist politicians mounted a social media campaign using the child as a political prop to attack the Trump administration. By contrast, there were no similar campaigns or sustained outrage during the Biden administration. 

Virginia Democrats Push Mandatory DEI Curriculum

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Virginia Democrats Push Mandatory DEI Curriculum

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) Democrats in the Virginia Legislature proposed a bill requiring public schools to include diversity, equity and inclusion topics in their curriculum.

House Bill 614, introduced this month by Delegate Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, would require all public elementary and secondary schools within Virginia to adjust their history and social science classes to include more “inclusive history” material.

The bill’s summary includes racial minorities, immigrants, women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, or “any other group of individuals that the Board of Education deems appropriate, in order to affirm such communities and promote a more holistic understanding of history.”

The bill states these changes are necessary “to ensure comprehensive, accurate and inclusive education.” It also requires schools to provide teachers with instructional materials to observe history-related months, including Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ History Month.

The goal of the bill is to allow teachers to be equipped with “culturally responsive strategies for teaching inclusive history and for addressing complex or difficult historical topics,” the bill states.

The Center Square reached out to the Virginia Department of Education for comment and was told that it is “not commenting on proposed legislation outside of committee hearings at this time.”

March 1, 2027, is the state’s scheduled review of its Standard of Learning, where the new DEI material and curriculum guidelines must be implemented “to explicitly include the political, economic, social and cultural contributions of the communities described,” the bill states.

By the 2028-2029 school year, the Standards of Learning assessments must include practice questions relating to lessons that align with “inclusive history standards.”

The Center Square reached out to Rasoul’s office for a comment, but did not receive a response.

Texas Parents Win Lawsuit Against School District Taken Over by State

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Texas Parents Win Lawsuit Against School District Taken Over by State

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square)  In what is considered a landmark win for parental rights and free speech, a federal jury found that officials from Marlin Independent School District, outside of Waco, unlawfully retaliated against parents who publicly complained about the district and violated their constitutional rights.

Five plaintiffs were awarded more than $7.5 million in damages, including $4 million in punitive damages against Marlin ISD’s former superintendent Dr. Darryl Henson and Marlin ISD’s Chief of Police John Simmons.

The unanimous verdict came after the district was taken over by the state in 2017. Henson was hired during the state take over. In 2022, the district improved its accountability rating for the first time in 10 years with 28% of student being at grade level. By 2024 grades had improved and a transition began with the state takeover slated to end Jan. 31, 2026.

The lawsuit was filed by the Pacific Justice Institute on behalf of parents Monica Johnson, Clifford and Brandolyn Jones and their children, Praiyer and Addai Jones.

The lawsuit stems from Henson delaying a May 2023 high school graduation, claiming only five seniors were eligible to graduate.  The Joneses and their son publicly criticized the decision; Brandolyn Johnson created a petition calling for Henson’s removal.

A series of events ensued, including Johnson being removed from a public meeting; the district issuing a criminal trespass warning barring her from all Marlin ISD property; lowering Praiyer’s and Addai’s grades after the school year ended; and prohibiting Johnson’s daughter, Class of 2023 valedictorian Me’Kia Mouling, from delivering her valedictorian speech at the postponed graduation, PJI said.

“School officials also changed Me’Kia’s class rank and repeatedly taunted Ms. Johnson about it during a public meeting,” PJI said.

At trial, jurors heard testimony that nearly the entire senior class had been eligible to graduate on time, contradicting Marlin ISD claims.

Prior to suing, the parents filed a complaint with the Texas Education Agency and filed a grievance with Marlin ISD. Prior to a new parental rights law, which changes the grievance process, grievances filed with school districts demanding investigations and resolutions could be investigated by those whom the grievances were filed against. In this case, Hensen “investigated himself,” ruling against the parents, PJI said in court.

The parents received “cease and desist” letters from West & Associates LLP, the law firm of state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, representing Marlin ISD. The letters state their social media posts about the district were defamatory and threatens legal action.

Not soon after, the parents sued Marlin ISD in February 2024, arguing their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated. Addai Jones also brought a claim under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits discrimination against the disabled who participate in federally funded programs.

A few months later, the district claimed that for 14 months it “endured a relentless campaign of misinformation, with baseless claims and defamatory statements spread across social media, local news and national platforms.”

The jury unanimously disagreed.

The jury awarded nominal and compensatory damages, in addition to punitive damages of $254,762 against Simmons and $3,753,437 against Henson.

“This verdict sends a clear message that public officials cannot use their authority to silence parents or punish students for speaking out,” PJI’s lead attorney Janelle Davis said. “School districts are entrusted with educating children, not intimidating families who demand accountability. The Constitution protects the right to challenge government misconduct, and this jury affirmed that principle.”

PJI President Brad Dacus said, “This jury stood up for the First Amendment and reminded every school district that the Constitution is not optional. The jury’s decision reinforces that public school officials are not above the law and will be held accountable when they violate the constitutional rights of parents and students.”

In response to the unanimous verdict, Marlin ISD issued a statement saying, “The District is currently reviewing the verdict with its legal team to evaluate all post-trial motions. It is important to note that under federal law, there are rigorous standards for municipal liability and qualified immunity. … Because this remains an active legal matter pending further judicial review the district will have no further comment at this time.”

 

Leaders Highlight Policies to End Taxpayer-Funded Abortions at March for Life

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Leaders Highlight Policies to End Taxpayer-Funded Abortions at March for Life

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  Vice President JD Vance and other elected officials on Friday touted their accomplishments to implement pro-life legislation over the past year at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.

Vance highlighted the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling overturning of Roe v. Wade, a case that legalized abortion across the country in 1973.

“What the president did, what the Supreme Court did was put a definitive end to the tyranny of judicial rule on the question of human life,” Vance said.

Vance also highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to halt federal tax dollars to Planned Parenthood, end research and investigate fraud in facilities that provide abortions.

“The thing that I’m perhaps most proud of is that we have been responsible stewards of your tax dollars on this question of life,” Vance said.

Vance also highlighted the Trump administration’s work to cut foreign aid spending. He said the administration designed its foreign aid cuts to cut money from organizations that perform or promote abortions internationally.

However, some pro-life advocates have called on the Trump administration to do more in support of the organization’s causes. During Vance’s speech, an attendee shouted for the administration to designate policy for abortion drugs like mifepristone.

Vance called for greater unity among the aniti-abortion movement and to engage in “open conversations.”

“There will inevitably be debates in this movement; we love each other,” Vance said. “But we’re going to have open conversations about how best to use our political system to advance life.”

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson, R-La., also called for unity within the movement and acknowledged the introduction of legislation to advance anti-abortion policies. Johnson highlighted provisions to restrict government funding of Planned Parenthood included in the Big Beautiful Bill, passed in July 2025.

“We stand here today with one united voice to confirm the federal government should not be subsidizing any industry that profits from the elimination of human life,” Johnson said.

Kathie Aultman, a demonstrator at the march, said she wants to see more protections to keep taxpayer dollars from contributing to abortion procedures. 

“It’s wrong to involuntarily take someone’s money and pay for something that they abhor,” Aultman said. 

“The March for Life, my friends, it’s not just about a political issue as important as all this politics stuff is,” Vance said. “It is about whether we will remain a civilization under God or whether we ultimately return to the paganism that dominated the past.”

Ex-Con Councilor Who Wants Felons To Get Liquor Licenses Arrested For DUI 

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Ex-Con Councilor Who Wants Felons To Get Liquor Licenses Arrested For DUI 

Mark E. Johnson, Contributor – Councilor Israel Rivera has some splainin’ to do after threatening to hold the city’s police budget hostage unless police give him ‘a pass’ on allegedly driving drunk.

Police dash cam and body cam footage show Rivera, currently serving as city council vice president in Holyoke, Massachusetts (pop. 37,838), sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle at the stroke of midnight on the night of December 20, 2025. 

Councilor Rivera, who is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration from a public university, is initially seen in his parked car, wearing a red and white Santa cap. A State Police trooper walks up on his car, which is stopped on a sidewalk adjacent to a BRIDGE CLOSED sign and a row of jersey barriers and orange barrels. 

“I’m a city councilor, everything is fine.”

Mr. Rivera gets tripped up immediately by the standard opening question to a DUI suspect, ‘where are you coming from tonight?’ He replies with a string of ‘ums’ and ‘uhs’ followed by words not clearly picked up by body cam mic. He explains that he parked on the sidewalk because ‘there is nowhere else to go.’ He then admits to running a nearby red light moments earlier. 

Rivera agrees to participate in standard field sobriety tests, but as he attempts the test, he tells a cop “even if I was sober, I would not get that.”

As he is handcuffed and placed in the back of a cruiser, the visibly intoxicated politician asserts police ought to ‘work with him,’ give him ‘a pass,’ and use their ‘discretion’ to let him go about his merry drunken way. 

When these pleadings fall on deaf ears, Rivera ups the ante substantially:

“I’m the one that makes your f—in’ budget, man … when it comes to me votin’ on your s–t, I’m gonna vote no, bro … Jesus f—ing Christ … Never again in my life will I approve your budget.” 

During his free ride in the backseat of a police car, Rivera offers his views on the red-light and drunk driving charges as well as the arresting officers:

“it’s not that serious, bro … I swear to God I hate y’ll mother——s.” 

Wants to help his fellow ex-cons get liquor licenses 

Rivera’s biography is featured on the website families-first.org, sponsored by Families First Parenting Programs. The site lists Rivera’s wife Yamaris as a staff member. According to the site: 

“At age 21, Rivera was sentenced to serve a five-year minimum mandatory bid with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for drug-related charges … 

“He hopes his life example will start to change societal attitudes about people who made mistakes in their youth but have matured into adults who are positive citizens. ‘If we allow formerly incarcerated people to be in society, we have to gradually allow them to fully take part in society.’

“For example, after a person is incarcerated, they often face legal discrimination when trying to improve their lives, he noted. ‘I know ex-felons that are now in a place where they would like to apply for a liquor license [emphasis added] to open a restaurant or apply for a lottery license to open a bodega, but they can’t because of their past.’”

Police unions are calling for Rivera’s resignation from city office. Rivera is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on Monday, January 26.

Watch the arrest video. 

Jay Jones Humiliated by Yet Another Clerical Error, One Month into Office

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Jay Jones Humiliated by Yet Another Clerical Error, One Month into Office

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued yet another public statement riddled with a clerical error, marking the second time his office has faced such embarrassment online, less than a week into office. 

Jones, a Democrat who won office despite a scandal in which he joked in text messages about shooting a political rival, posted a statement Wednesday on X that included a link with an image that misspelled “Attorney General” as “Attoney General.” 

The error was quickly noticed by his GOP predecessor, Jason Miyares, who wrote: “Go easy folks.  Perhaps someone on the staff was just saying ‘Hey, Tony’ in a Jersey accent?” 

The since-deleted post promoted a press statement in which Jones boasted about filing a court document trying to undo Miyares’s consent judgment agreement to block in-state tuition rates for illegal aliens. 

“Today, I took decisive action to stop Donald Trump’s attack on Virginia’s in-state tuition law,” the original post read. “My office will use every legal tool available to defend Virginia’s law and protect our students from Trump’s federal overreach.” 

Jones replaced the post with a corrected version, though even that update contained a typo, changing “Today” to “Yesterday.” 

The latest mistake followed an earlier blunder in which Jones signed an official court document using Miyares’s letterhead. 

The letter, dated Jan. 17, the same day Jones took office, was addressed to state Del. Marcus B. Simon and still bore the header “Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General.” 

That error also drew mockery from Republican critics, several of whom took to social media to ridicule the new attorney general’s rocky start. 

California Sues Trump Administration Over Oil Pipelines

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California Sues Trump Administration Over Oil Pipelines

(Dave Mason, The Center Square) California is suing the Trump administration over its decision to take control of two state pipelines and permit Sable Offshore Corp. to restart pumping oil through them.

With the Pacific Ocean behind him, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the suit Friday during a news conference at a Los Angeles beach. It was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

“I brought you here so you can see first hand what Trump and the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration are putting at risk,” Bonta, a Democrat, told reporters. He cited the value of coastal areas to businesses dependent on tourism.

The lawsuit challenges the PHMSA’s Dec. 17 order to federalize two pipelines that originate at Las Flores Canyon in Santa Barbara County, CA-324 and CA-325, and end in Kern County, where refineries are located. On Dec. 22, PHMSA, which previously classified the pipelines as intrastate and subject to state oversight, re-designated them as “interstate,” making them subject to federal oversight. PHMSA also approved Sable’s plan to restart pumping oil through the pipeline, citing President Donald Trump’s National Energy Emergency Executive Order.

The Center Square reached out to PHMSA, which defended its decisions on the pipelines.

“This pipeline was regulated for decades, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, as an interstate pipeline,” a PHMSA spokesman told The Center Square Friday afternoon, answering questions by email. “The Las Flores pipeline was only redesignated as intrastate in 2016 when it was taken out of service. Based on the facts presented by Sable in their letter to us last November, PHMSA agreed with the operator that returning the pipeline to our jurisdiction was appropriate.

“Restarting the Las Flores Pipeline will bring much needed American energy to a state with the highest gas prices in the country,” the PHMSA spokesperson said.

On Friday, California’s average price was $4.215 a gallon, well above the national average of $2.862 a gallon. The only state with a higher average was Hawaii at $4.413 a gallon, according to AAA.

“We look forward to a swift resolution in this case to provide the operator with regulatory certainty and Californians with affordable American energy,” the PHMSA spokesperson told The Center Square.

In his Jan. 20 executive order, Trump said energy problems “are most pronounced in our Nation’s Northeast and West Coast, where dangerous State and local policies jeopardize our Nation’s core national defense and security needs, and devastate the prosperity of not only local residents but the entire United States population. The United States’ insufficient energy production, transportation, refining, and generation constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to our Nation’s economy, national security, and foreign policy.  In light of these findings, I hereby declare a national emergency.”

Bonta contended Friday that the emergency doesn’t exist.

In the lawsuit, Bonta and the Office of the State Fire Marshal argue that PHMSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, violated the Administrative Procedure Act by federalizing the pipelines and issuing Sable the emergency permit.

The decision to allow the pipelines to be restarted was arbitrary and capricious, according to the lawsuit.

The pipelines have been closed since the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill when a corroded segment of one pipeline ruptured. Twenty-one thousand gallons of oil reached the ocean, Bonta said.

The Center Square reached out to a nonpartisan think tank, the Pacific Research Institute, for its reactions to the lawsuit. Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow in business and economics at the Pasadena-based institute, described the federal actions as “disconcerting.”

“My first reaction is this is very much a federalism issue,” Winegarden told The Center Square. “The country is better off when the states can exert their authority and experiment with policy.

“Maybe California is being overprotective. Maybe they’re doing the right amount of protecting,” Winegarden said. “It’s a state call, not a federal call.”

In addition to the pipelines, Sable Offshore Corp. is attempting to restart oil platforms off the Santa Barbara County coast.

In December, the county’ Board of Supervisors voted to deny permits to Sable Offshore Corp., which purchased the platforms, wells and pipeline systems in the county from ExxonMobil, as reported previously by The Center Square. Those offshore platforms are Hondo, Heritage and Harmony, and they can be seen from Haskell’s Beach in Goleta, a city just north of Santa Barbara.

Opponents warn against the environmental risks. Santa Barbara was the site of a massive oil spill in 1969.

But proponents say technology has made drilling safer. They also note offshore drilling could boost America’s energy independence and lower gas prices in California.

Bonta Friday said the new lawsuit is California’s 55th against the Trump administration and that the state will stop suing when the president stops breaking the law.

The White House couldn’t be reached for comment Friday. But earlier this week, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told The Center Square in an email that Bonta should focus on the state’s problems, such as illegal immigration, “instead of bragging about filing frivolous lawsuits against the Trump Administration.”

This Happens Right After Democrats Flip A Red State 

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This Happens Right After Democrats Flip A Red State 

(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) Newly elected Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia wasted no time demonstrating what happens when Democrats flip a red state.  

After winning office on a campaign that pitched her to Dominion State voters as a moderate, Sparger signed ten executive orders on her first day in office:  

  1. Directed state agencies to review their budgets for possible cuts to save taxpayers money. This plank comes straight out of the MAGA agenda that swept Donald Trump back into office in 2024. This theme appealed strongly to moderate Virginians and helped divert attention from Spanberger’s more ideologically driven positions. 
  2. Ordered state agencies to take action to thwart the intent of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, especially the slashing of taxpayer-funded healthcare.
  3. Seize control where possible of local land use policies, transferring authority to state regulatory authorities. 
  4. Similarly, to review the policies of local school boards and transfer influence and control to state regulatory bodies controlled by the governor. 
  5. A second order aimed at nullifying the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cut the flow of federal funds coming across the Potomac from Washington, resulting in thousands of unemployed former federal bureaucrats in the commonwealth who lack meaningful private sector skills. 
  6. Reverse reforms initiated by her Republican predecessor to the governing boards of state universities. 
  7. A housekeeping directive to assure continuity of government in the event the governor is incapacitated. 
  8. To delegate to governor’s Chief of Staff many of the powers and duties normally reserved for the governor, covering both emergency and day-to-day authority. Spanberger named Ivy League graduate Bonnie Krenz-Schnurman, her longtime aide, to the position.
  9. Re-establishing DEI policies rolled back by her predecessor. This includes policies requiring “inclusion, diversity and mutual respect for all Virginians” including LGBTQs and those expressing “gender identity” other than male and female.
  10. Restricting the ability of state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, which according to the order are “not an appropriate use of state or local resources.”

Key Republicans and conservatives are reacting to Spanberger’s actions. 

Republican State Sen. Tara Durant said Spanberger is downplaying the danger of ending cooperation with ICE:

“It’s frankly offensive. You talk to any family or any victim of any of these serious crimes, whether it’s his children (who) have been raped, or anyone that’s suffered at the hands of an illegal immigrant that’s committing violent crimes. They would beg to differ on that terminology. The bottom line is what is the outcome that Virginians want? They want safe communities. They want to be able to allow their children to go to the local parks. And I’ve already had constituents in my community, in Stafford, that are expressing concerns now about what they’re seeing. So ask any family, any victim about that, and they’ll beg to differ on that terminology. I think that’s playing semantics. And again, what we care about is keeping our community safe. That’s the bottom line. That’s what matters.”

Republican House Leader Terry Kilgore echoed these views, asserting Spanberger’s executive order will contribute to a surge in crime.

“We know how it is in Northern Virginia with some of our prosecutors out there who want to look the other way and coddle criminals. Folks need to be able to walk their street at night without fear of being either shot or kidnapped or raped. It’s a wrong way to move with public safety in Virginia. When Gov. Youngkin had the agreement, we were able to catch all those MS 13 gang members up in Northern Virginia. If we’re not cooperating with ICE, folks are going to get harmed in Virginia.”

Republican commentator Meghan McCain, who is not exactly died-in-the-wool MAGA, opined: 

“Screw any and all of you who lied to low-information voters and sold Abigail Spanberger as some kind of moderate. She’s been in office like 6 hours and is already trying to turn Virginia into Minneapolis.”

Fox News host Mark Levin posted on X that Spanberger “lied through her teeth” about her “moderate” positions in order to get elected, and that she is æmoving at high speed to permanently radicalize and change the state.”

Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Ten Day 1 Executive Orders

 

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