Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) who is unfailingly left on political issues but is also a fervent supporter of the State of Israel, admitted this week that the reason allies of hard-Left New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani want to primary him is because of his support for Israel.
The conversation stemmed from CNN’s Abby Phillip noting that Mamdani’s allies have a list of congressional representatives they want to challenge in primaries and Torres is on the list.
Torres is not the only Democrat to be pilloried by members of his party for supporting Israel; Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-fetterman-defends-israel-dems-suddenly-question-his-mental-health">targeted for the same reason</a>.
“I want to ask you this,” CNN’s Ana Navarro said. “How the hell does the first openly gay Afro-Puerto Rican congressperson from the Bronx, end up being establishment? What — what does establishment mean these days in the Democratic Party?”
“For me, the lesson learned from Mamdani&#8217;s victory is that there is no Democratic establishment,” Torres replied, alluding to Mamdani&#8217;s recent win in the Democratic Party&#8217;s primary for New York City mayor.
“What do you mean by that? What do you mean by that?” Phillip interjected.
“Are you being honest when you say you don&#8217;t know why they&#8217;re targeting you?” CNN conservative political commentator Scott Jennings asked bluntly. “ You know why they&#8217;re targeting you.
“Oh, no, I&#8217;m not — I know why they&#8217;re targeting —” Torres managed.
“But you know why they&#8217;re targeting you,” Jennings persisted.
“But I don&#8217;t — I don&#8217;t care that they&#8217;re targeting me,” Torres protested.
“So, why don&#8217;t you say it?” Jennings challenged. “You know why they&#8217;re targeting you.”
“I think they&#8217;re targeting me because I&#8217;m pro-Israel,” Torres admitted.
“That&#8217;s 100 percent correct,” Jennings agreed.
“That&#8217;s the issue,” Torres finished, adding, “I am specifically targeted because of my position on Israel.”
“And by the way he&#8217;s been courageous on this issue and he&#8217;s had a backbone and he stood up to the wacko radicals in his party on this, and he deserves all the credit in the world for it,” Jennings declared. “But that&#8217;s why he&#8217;s on the list, because these people have a burning hatred for Israel. It&#8217;s one of their main pieces of their platform and that&#8217;s why they put them on the list and it&#8217;s terrible.”
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Often, my main function is to get to the heart of the matter 👇
In NYC, Mamdani’s radical, socialist, anti-Semitic supporters are trying to primary <a href="https://twitter.com/RepRitchie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepRitchie</a> for one reason only: because of his courageous stance on Israel. Let’s not pretend there’s any other reason. <a href="https://t.co/M66fhAbkrf">pic.twitter.com/M66fhAbkrf</a>
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1943166021025616070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Three months after the Hamas massacre of roughly 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, 2023, Torres gave <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ritchie-torres-gives-impassioned-speech-denouncing-those-cheering-celebrating-october-7-massacre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impassioned</a> response to those who had cheered and celebrated the attack.
“Like all of you, I was profoundly shaken, not only by October 7, but by its aftermath. I found it utterly horrifying to see fellow Americans openly cheering and celebrating the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust,” he stated at the annual Martin Luther King sermon at Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
“And for me, the aftermath of October 7 revealed the barbarity of the American heart that reminded me of an earlier and darker time in our nation’s history; a time when the public mobs of Jim Crow would openly celebrate the lynching of African-Americans or the lynching of a Jewish-American like Leo Frank,” he continued.
“And so words cannot express the overwhelming outrage that I felt at the barbaric reaction to the barbarism of October 7. You know, people often ask me, ‘Why do you care so deeply? Why do you speak out so frequently and forcefully against antisemitism?’ And I simply reply, ‘You are asking the wrong question. The question is not why have I chosen to be outspoken; the question is why have others chosen to be silent amid the deadliest day for the Jews since the Holocaust.’”
“Dr. King once said that history will record that the greatest tragedy is not the strident clamor of the bad people, but it’s the appalling silence of the good people,” Torres recalled. “Elie Wiesel once said that the opposite of love is not hate; it is indifference. And what we’ve seen in the aftermath of October 7 is appalling silence and indifference and cowardice from so-called leaders in our society; from institutions that we once respected and admired. And if we as a society cannot bring ourselves to condemn the murder of innocents with moral clarity, then we must ask: What are we becoming as a society? What does that reveal about the depth of anti-Semitism in the American soul?”
“October 7 has been an awakening for the Jewish community, but it must be a reckoning for all of America,” he declared. “We must confront the deepening rot of anti-Semitism; on social media platforms, on college campuses, and elsewhere in America. We must ask ourselves: What kind of society do we wish to be? Do we wish to be a society that affirms that every life, every Jewish life, every black life, every life, has inherent dignity and value and worth? That each of us is a child of God, that each of us is an equal creation in the image of God?”
“Or do we wish to be a society that affirms that violence and terror, no matter how barbaric, can be justified and even glorified, under the guise of ‘resistance,’” he asked pointedly.
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I had the honor of delivering the annual MLK sermon at Central Synagogue.
My speech touches on a range of topics and themes: October 7th, Jim Crow, Leo Frank, MLK, Elie Wiesel, silence, indifference, moral clarity, nonviolence, Israel, Am Yisrael Chai, Hatikvah, and hope. <a href="https://t.co/stxqxzgyLi">pic.twitter.com/stxqxzgyLi</a>
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href="https://twitter.com/RitchieTorres/status/1747065334467584292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-fetterman-defends-israel-dems-suddenly-question-his-mental-health">As Fetterman Defends Israel, Dems Suddenly Question His Mental Health</a>

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Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed his colleagues for calling to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defending ICE agents and saying he “fully supports” the members of law enforcement.
Fetterman blasted those, including his Democratic colleagues, who have called to abolish the federal law enforcement agency, which is responsible for arresting and deporting illegal aliens.
“ICE agents are just doing their job, and I fully support that,” the Pennsylvania Senator said in a video. “People in my party might want to abolish it or treat them as criminals or anything, that’s just inappropriate and outrageous,” he went on to say. “ICE performs an important job for our nation.”
Fetterman doubled down on his comments in a statement on social media Thursday. “ICE performs an important job for our country,” the Democrat from Pennsylvania wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, as he doubled down on his message. “Any calls to abolish ICE are [100%] inappropriate and outrageous.”
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ICE performs an important job for our country.
Any calls to abolish ICE are 💯 inappropriate and outrageous.
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1943369815600644432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
But shortly after his comments defending ICE, Fetterman <a href="https://x.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1943389088448471531">voiced his support</a> for mass amnesty for illegal aliens, a longtime goal of Democrat politicians.
“Absolutely support amnesty for the hardworking, otherwise law-abiding migrant workers,” Fetterman said online. “Round up and deport the criminals. We must acknowledge the critical contribution migrants make to our nation’s economy.”
The statements come just after an anonymous House Democrat indicated that opponents of mass deportations must be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-demand-blood-storming-of-white-house-to-resist-trump">willing to get shot</a> while protesting ICE. “There needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public,” the Democrat said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-fundraises-trying-abolish-ice-amid-trumps-crackdown-illegal-immigration">called</a> for ICE to be abolished in a fundraising email, in which she dubbed ICE a &#8220;rogue agency.&#8221;
Fetterman’s break with Democrat colleagues who advocate for the abolition of ICE comes as the federal agency has been hit with a wave of attacks.
A gunman was killed after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-gunman-in-tactical-gear-killed-after-opening-fire-on-border-patrol-agents">opening fire</a> on Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas, in what authorities say appeared to be “a purposeful ambush/attack against federal agents.” Two officers were injured in the attack.
Other radicals have set out to obstruct ICE agents as they arrest illegal aliens, or foster violent unrest at protests against the agents. Four individuals were arrested in Los Angeles upon suspicion that they laid <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-activists-in-l-a-arrested-for-targeting-immigration-enforcement-vehicles-with-tire-spikes?author=Spencer+Lindquist&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Far-Left+Activists+In+L.A.+Arrested+For+Targeting+Immigration+Enforcement+Vehicles+With+Tire+Spikes">homemade road spikes</a> in the way of law enforcement vehicles.

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Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) irritated members of his own party by complaining about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s (D-NY) move to force a clerk to read President Donald Trump&#8217;s One Big, Beautiful Bill in its entirety — and then complaining that the extra time spent on Capitol Hill had resulted in him missing out on a family vacation.
Schumer forced the move on Saturday, saying, &#8220;I will object to Republicans moving forward on their Big, Ugly Bill without reading it on the Senate floor. Republicans won’t tell America what’s in the bill. So Democrats are forcing it to be read start to finish on the floor. We will be here all night if that’s what it takes to read it.&#8221;
Fetterman made it clear that he was unhappy with the move from the start, saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s not like it&#8217;s pathetic to force the clerk to read it or anything.&#8221;
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Fetterman not really happy with Dems forcing the clerk to read the bill: “it’s not like it’s pathetic to force the clerk to read it or anything”
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The delay apparently put the Pennsylvania senator off his family vacation at the beach, another development that left him none too pleased.
&#8220;Oh my God, I just want to go home,” the Pennsylvania Democrat told reporters on Monday. “I’ve already missed our entire trip to the beach, my family&#8217;s going to be back before we do … I’m going to vote no. There’s no drama that — we know [how] the votes are going to go. The only interesting votes are going to be on the margins, whether that&#8217;s Collins or Johnson, but all the Democrats, we all know how that&#8217;s going to go &#8230; I don’t think it’s really helpful to put people here until some ungodly hour.&#8221;
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🚨 SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN (D-PA) FUMES over extended voting on the Big Bill: “Oh my God, I just want to go home.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve already I&#8217;ve missed our entire trip to the beach…I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s really helpful to put people here till some ungodly hour.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/37nFBMtTLV">pic.twitter.com/37nFBMtTLV</a>
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1939761964193870141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Critics then turned on Fetterman, complaining that he was so worried about a family vacation that he didn&#8217;t care about working for the people who elected him.
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said, &#8220;There is always dignity in fighting for the American people. We should be here fighting for the American people. I don&#8217;t care if it takes a month.&#8221;
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JUST NOW: Mark Kelly speaks on John Fetterman’s comments: “There is always dignity in fighting for the American people. We should be here fighting for the American people. I don&#8217;t care if it takes a month” <a href="https://t.co/f74g2yJXle">pic.twitter.com/f74g2yJXle</a>
— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcoFoster_/status/1939780224507314259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Criticisms aside, Fetterman is likely correct in his assessment that it will be the fringe votes that drive whether or not the One Big, Beautiful Bill makes it across the finish line.

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) declared today that Israel should have &#8220;absolutely&#8221; targeted and &#8220;taken out&#8221; Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the conflict between the two nations goes into its 5th day.
&#8220;Yeah, 100 percent,&#8221; Fetterman replied when asked in a Fox News interview if Israel should have targeted Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader. &#8220;Yeah, I think they should have targeted him. Absolutely gone and taken him out,&#8221; the Pennsylvania Democrat told &#8220;America&#8217;s Newsroom.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-israel-strikes-iran?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Trump+Calls+For+Iran+To+Surrender%2C+Says+The+Ayatollah+Is+An+%E2%80%98Easy+Target%E2%80%99">conflict</a> erupted last week after Israel launched a flurry of strikes on Tehran, targeting Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities and missile sites and <a href="https://x.com/KassyAkiva/status/1934999205518422511">killing</a> several top officials and scientists. Iran has <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5355319-john-fetterman-israel-iran-supreme-leader/">responded</a> with airstrikes of its own as tensions in the region continue to escalate, per The Hill.
&#8220;The way Israel operates, they just take out the leadership, just like they did with Hezbollah. And they&#8217;ve already done that with the Iranian leadership,&#8221; Fetterman continued. “That&#8217;s magnificent &#8230; I don&#8217;t know why they would have left the leader out.&#8221;
Fetterman has consistently backed Israel throughout its war with Hamas in Gaza and its conflict with Iran, posting Thursday on X: “Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack.”
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Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack. 
Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel.
We must provide whatever is necessary—military, intelligence, weaponry—to fully back Israel in striking Iran. <a href="https://t.co/3lm1YD6dVr">https://t.co/3lm1YD6dVr</a>
&mdash; U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1933337901963903335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hasn&#8217;t <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/israel-iran-netanyahu-khamenei-trump-regime-change-rcna213425">ruled out</a> targeting Khamenei, saying in a Tuesday interview, “We are doing what we need to do,” and Israel’s operation “could certainly” lead to regime change.
President Trump echoed similar sentiments on Truth Social, <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114699610769479275">stating</a>: &#8220;We know exactly where the so-called &#8216;Supreme Leader&#8217; is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there — We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now.&#8221;
While President Trump indicated that Khamenei was not an immediate target, he has signaled that the administration is pursuing a more comprehensive solution to the conflict rather than a temporary halt in hostilities. However, Trump also declined to rule out potential U.S. military involvement.
“We’re not involved in it. It’s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved,” Trump told ABC News.
On Tuesday, Trump noted the administration was looking for something &#8220;better than a ceasefire.&#8221;
The conflict between Israel and Iran represents the most direct confrontation between the two longtime adversaries in decades, occurring as Iran continues advancing its nuclear program through uranium enrichment at levels violating their non-proliferation obligations by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The Islamic Republic has long called for Israel&#8217;s destruction and has funded proxy groups across the Middle East that have attacked Israel and U.S. interests in the region.
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FOX: &quot;You say show no mercy, and if you have to take the Supreme Leader out, do it. Explain your position.&quot;
FETTERMAN: &quot;100%. Yeah. I think they should have targeted him. Absolutely. Gone and taken him out!&quot;
&quot;The way Israel operates, they just take out the leadership, just like… <a href="https://t.co/Ehq4dwSC41">pic.twitter.com/Ehq4dwSC41</a>
&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1934980536067371157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) came out as firmly pro-parade as many elected Democrats and media talking heads panned the planned parade that took place on Saturday celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army.
Fetterman shared a post from the Army&#8217;s official account showing the parade in real time, and added the following caption: &#8220;This parade is comprised of our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers—the very best of us. Regardless of your politics, it’s appropriate to celebrate the 250 years of sacrifice, dedication and service.&#8221;
The Pennsylvania Senator followed that with an American flag emoji.
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This parade is comprised of our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers—the very best of us.
Regardless of your politics, it’s appropriate to celebrate the 250 years of sacrifice, dedication and service. 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/YghyZkK2JS">https://t.co/YghyZkK2JS</a>
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1934022160068092021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;It’s really amazing that there’s only one Democratic senator capable of hitting a layup,&#8221; Peter Hasson commented.
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It’s really amazing that there’s only one Democratic senator capable of hitting a layup <a href="https://t.co/h23KYsMrxJ">https://t.co/h23KYsMrxJ</a>
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterjhasson/status/1934029480642957519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Being for the Army is the lowest bar in US politics &#8230; Only ONE Democratic Senator could get over it &#8230;&#8221; Andrew Follett added.
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Being for the Army is the lowest bar in US politics&#8230;
Only ONE Democratic Senator could get over it&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/TNin52e0Gg">https://t.co/TNin52e0Gg</a>
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewCFollett/status/1934030472872444049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;He&#8217;s so getting kicked out of the Democrat party!&#8221; another posted.
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He&#8217;s so getting kicked out of the Democrat party! <a href="https://t.co/XERqnsjSPF">https://t.co/XERqnsjSPF</a>
— Rich Zeoli 🇺🇸 (@Richzeoli) <a href="https://twitter.com/Richzeoli/status/1934023575113171124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Critics, like the cohosts of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View,&#8221; attempted to spin the parade as a birthday celebration to honor President Trump — who happened to celebrate his 79th birthday on June 14th as well — and complained that the image of soldiers marching by in their uniforms would look like something out of North Korea, Russia, or Europe in the 1930s.
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&#8220;Tanks will be rolling through the nation&#8217;s capital along with 7,000 marching soldiers to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Army &#8230; and it happens to be his 79th birthday, what a coincidence!&#8221; Joy Behar complained.
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The View&#8217;s Sara Haines HATES America&#8217;s troops. She says they&#8217;re going tot look like Nazis and North Koreans marching through DC: 
&#8220;When I think of military parades, I think of Russia, I think of North Korea. I have these visuals of people saluting and doing things and that&#8217;s just… <a href="https://t.co/MO6b1rbwkM">pic.twitter.com/MO6b1rbwkM</a>
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1933544870355898463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;When I think of military parades, I think of Russia, I think of North Korea. I have these visuals of people saluting and doing things and that&#8217;s just not what I think of when I think of the U.S. &#8230; a parade that harkens World War II propaganda&#8230;&#8221; Sara Haines added.

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania ripped into his own party on Monday over anti-immigration enforcement riots in the Los Angeles area.
“I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration — but this is not that. This is anarchy and true chaos,” Fetterman posted on social media. “My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.”
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I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that.
This is anarchy and true chaos.
My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement. <a href="https://t.co/pPYbvP6xR0">pic.twitter.com/pPYbvP6xR0</a>
&mdash; U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1932234335425323417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Pennsylvania senator’s condemnation of his own party comes as Democrats in Washington and California attack President Donald Trump and his administration for ordering National Guard troops and Marines to L.A. County.
Starting Friday, riots that began as anti-immigration enforcement protests have rocked pockets of L.A. Rioters in face masks and waving foreign flags have set fire to cars, thrown bricks at police and federal officers, confronted authorities, defaced property, blocked traffic, and promoted civil unrest.
Over the course of the riots, notable Democrats have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-backs-la-protests-after-rioters-attack-federal-officers">focused</a> more ire against the Trump administration’s decision to send in troops to quell the unrest than condemn rioting among anti-law enforcement demonstrators, accusing federal authorities of escalating the situation.
“Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division,” former Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that went on to call the demonstrations “overwhelmingly peaceful.”
On Monday, California sued the Trump administration for ordering the National Guard into the Los Angeles area. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said that the president violated the Constitution and undermined the state’s autonomy with the order. Newsom and other Democrats have also claimed that additional law enforcement sent to Los Angeles has only exacerbated the protests rather than tamp them down.
Newsom and Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass have condemned violence during the protests. The two elected Democrats have faced fire from Trump and other Republicans for failing to quell the unrest in the first place, however.
“We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal with the violent, instigated riots in California. If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated,” said Trump in a Monday <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114654277401980803">post</a> to Truth Social.
“The very incompetent ‘Governor,’ Gavin Newscum, and ‘Mayor,’ Karen Bass, should be saying, ‘THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR,’” he continued. “Instead, they choose to lie to the People of California and America by saying that we weren’t needed, and that these are ‘peaceful protests.’ Just one look at the pictures and videos of the Violence and Destruction tells you all you have to know.”

John Fetterman Blasts Democrats For Allowing ‘Anarchy And True Chaos’ To Rule L.A.

John Fetterman Blasts Democrats For Allowing ‘Anarchy And True Chaos’ To Rule LA

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As Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman has established himself as a staunch supporter of the state of Israel, Democrats who once championed him and dismissed the effects of a stroke he sustained are questioning his mental health.
Since the October 7 Hamas massacre of more than 1200 people in Israel, Fetterman has vigorously defended Israel’s right to defend itself.
After Fetterman endured a stroke in May 2022, his GOP opponent in the senatorial election, Dr. Mehmet Oz, joined other Republicans to suggest that Fetterman was unable to serve as a senator. But Democrats defended Fetterman: “Listen, Fetterman doesn’t need to debate him right now,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), as POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/08/dems-give-fetterman-clean-bill-of-health-00055306" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “Because he’s ahead. It’s still early. I think, ultimately, he will [debate]. And why should he help Oz’s campaign? Why does he need to do it now?”
Michigan Democrat Senator Gary Peters declared that Fetterman was “getting better every day. I’m completely comfortable” with his recovery. Pennsylvania Democrat Senator Bob Casey said he had visited 36 Pennsylvania counties and “didn’t hear a word about the question of his recovery from a stroke being an impediment to being either a good candidate or a good senator.”
“There’s no great mystery about whether or how well Fetterman can speak: You can watch him do so regularly on television,” New York Magazine <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-fetterman-dr-oz-pennsylvania-senate-race.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in October 2022. “Every week, he makes fewer mistakes, stumbles a bit less, and gets clearer and more relaxed.”
But this week, New York Magazine <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-fetterman-struggle-mental-health-clinical-depression.html?utm_campaign=nym&amp;utm_medium=s1&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, “John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew. &#8230; Former and current staffers paint a picture of an erratic senator who has become almost impossible to work for and whose mental-health situation is more serious and complicated than previously reported. No one is saying every controversial position (for example, his respectful relationship with Trump) stems from his mental health — but it’s become harder for them to tell which ones do.”
Much of the New York Magazine article focuses on Fetterman’s tough pro-Israel stance, e.g., “It wasn’t until October 7 that it became clear Fetterman was the most outspoken Israel hawk in his party, offering constant and unconditional support for the military action in Gaza. Early on in the conflict, 16 of his former campaign staffers wrote a letter — anonymously — saying they found his full-throated support for Israel to be a ‘gutting betrayal.’”
The article implied that Fetterman’s support for Israel affected his mind, writing, “The endless fights over Israel, which saw Fetterman draw further into himself, coincided with setbacks in his recovery regimen.”
But Fetterman is not backing down. On Sunday, responding to a headline in Reuters titled, “Iran says it will strike back if U.S. or Israel attack,” Fetterman fired back on X: “We cannot negotiate with Iran.  It’s time to destroy their nuclear program and neutralize the remaining capabilities of its proxies.  I remain steadfast with Israel. Provide whatever is necessary to carry this out.”
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We cannot negotiate with Iran.
It’s time to destroy their nuclear program and neutralize the remaining capabilities of its proxies.
I remain steadfast with Israel. Provide whatever is necessary to carry this out. <a href="https://t.co/0oJ6MrjqwC">pic.twitter.com/0oJ6MrjqwC</a>
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1919119867078185003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
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As Fetterman Defends Israel, Dems Suddenly Question His Mental Health

Mental Health

The Senate confirmed former TV star and heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz today in a strictly partisan vote to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he will oversee more than $1.5 trillion in federal health spending.
The 53-45 vote split perfectly along party lines, with Oz now set to oversee insurance coverage for more than 160 million Americans.
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) expressed concern over Oz’s previous stances regarding transgenderism and abortion, but voted for the former GOP Senate candidate in the end on Thursday.
When reached for comment in March, an Oz spokesperson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-trump-nom-dr-oz-is-committed-to-protecting-children-from-trans-procedures?row=0&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Trump+Nom+Dr.+Oz+‘Committed’+To+Protecting+Children+From+Trans+Procedures&amp;category=News" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Daily Wire: “Dr. Oz fully understands the harms caused to minors by such procedures and is committed to implementing President Donald J. Trump’s agenda of protecting children so they can grow to live out their God-given potential.&#8221;
The statement, which comes shortly after Oz advanced out of the Senate Finance Committee by a 14-13 vote, seems to have cleared up some apprehensions about where Oz stood on the hot-button issue, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-exposed-kamalas-radical-stances-on-gender-americans-voted-against-it">drove many voters to the polls</a> in November.
Oz had also defended Roe v. Wade in 2019, but in a 2022 op-ed, the doctor clarified his pro-life position.
Oz takes the helm amid a significant downsizing at HHS, where a reorganization launched Tuesday by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency eliminated 10,000 jobs department-wide.
The cuts directly led to the firing of 300 CMS employees, but closed five HHS offices tasked with assisting states with Medicare issues, with similar cutbacks indirectly affecting Oz’s new venture, Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/03/senate-confirmation-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-00270913">reports</a>.
During the confirmation hearings, Oz closely aligned himself with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda to “Make America Healthy Again” by focusing on combatting obesity and supporting preventative care measures.
“The deeper promise that we should all be making to America is we’re going to make it easy for America to do the right thing when it comes to their health,” Oz <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/03/mehmet-oz-cms-medicaid-confirmation/">said</a> during his confirmation hearing, per The Washington Post.
The new administrator will immediately <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/03/senate-confirmation-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-00270913">face</a> Medicaid reform demands, as House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee seek $880 billion in savings to curb what they claim is substantial waste and abuse in the program, according to Politico.
“Let’s be aggressive in modernizing our tools to reduce fraud, waste and abuse. This will stop unscrupulous people from stealing from vulnerable Americans and extend the life of the Medicare trust fund,” Oz said in his Senate hearing, notes The Hill.
Prior to his confirmation, Oz hosted a popular daytime television show from 2009 to 2022 and suffered a narrow defeat in 2024 for Pennsylvania&#8217;s Senate seat against Democrat John Fetterman.
Mary Margaret Olohan contributed to this report.

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Senate Confirms Dr. Oz As Head Of Medicare And Medicaid Services

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Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) torched members of his own party over their antics at Tuesday evening&#8217;s presidential address before a joint session of Congress, saying that they amounted to &#8220;a cavalcade of self-owns and unhinged petulance.&#8221;
Fetterman, who has broken with Democrats on several key issues — the Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists and border security among them — since winning his seat in 2022, laid out his thoughts in an X post on Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania Senator shared a screenshot of a POLITICO headline — which read, &#8220;&#8216;Giving bingo&#8217;: Democrats&#8217; silent protest against Trump falls flat&#8221; — and added his own assessment of the situation.
&#8220;A sad cavalcade of self-owns and unhinged petulance,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained. We&#8217;re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to — and it may not be the winning message.&#8221;
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A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance.
It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained.
We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to—and it may not be the winning message. <a href="https://t.co/hNgX7ouLjX">pic.twitter.com/hNgX7ouLjX</a>
&mdash; U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1897344327157960906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Many of the Democrats who attended Trump&#8217;s address carried signs that resembled ping-pong or auction paddles, all of them printed with words or phrases such as, &#8220;False,&#8221; &#8220;Save Medicaid,&#8221; &#8220;Musk Steals,&#8221; or &#8220;Protect Veterans.&#8221; Others carried small wipe-off boards and wrote their own signs. Still others did not attend the event at all, making public statements through their offices or via social media announcing their reasons for skipping it.
In addition to the signs, the Democrats booed President Trump on several occasions — and sat in stony silence, refusing to applaud even when Secret Service Director Sean Curran gave a Secret Service badge and a hug to a 13-year-old battling brain cancer or when the son of a fallen police officer was granted acceptance into his dream school: the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The antics did not stop there, as Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was eventually thrown out of the chamber after he stood and shook his cane, shouting at Trump while he was trying to speak. Several others announced later that they had walked out on Trump while he was still speaking.
&#8220;The View&#8221; cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin attempted to make a similar point on Wednesday&#8217;s broadcast, arguing that the optics coming from the Democratic Party on Tuesday evening were not good — but Whoopi Goldberg shouted her down and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sunny-hostin-blows-up-over-democrats-who-didnt-march-out-with-rep-green" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunny Hostin</a> complained that the Democrats had not done enough.

John Fetterman Torches His Own Party For Trump Address Antics

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) warned in an interview this week that Democrats appear to have not learned their lesson in the 2024 elections and that they may have lost the support of white men forever because of how extreme the party has become.
Fetterman made the remarks during an interview with reporter Tara Palmeri this week when asked why the party was viewed as &#8220;toxic&#8221; by so many people, including Democrats.
&#8220;I think their primary currency was shaming and scolding and talking down to people and telling them, &#8216;Hey, I know better than you,&#8217; or &#8216;you&#8217;re dopes,&#8217; or &#8216;you&#8217;re a bro,&#8217; or &#8216;you&#8217;re ignorant,&#8217; or, you know, &#8216;How can you be this dumb? I can&#8217;t imagine it,'&#8221; Fetterman said.
The senator also slammed the party for calling Republicans &#8220;fascists&#8221; and trying to shame people who voted for the GOP.
&#8220;When you&#8217;re in a state like Pennsylvania, like I know and I love people that voted for Trump, and they&#8217;re not fascists,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They don&#8217;t support insurrection and those things.&#8221;
He said that Democrats have become &#8220;extreme&#8221; and fringe to the point where they have lost the argument.
Fetterman said that Democrats have lost the ability to understand average Americans and their desire to have someone who is looking out for them.
&#8220;For me, I describe the 2024 election was not about obscure kinds of policies,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a gut check kind of vote, and [people asked] themselves, who is going to protect or project my personal view of the American way of life? And who&#8217;s the better match for what I believe is the American way of life?&#8221;
He warned that the party&#8217;s decision to elect Ken Martin to lead the DNC was a mistake because of all the extreme stances he has taken on issues like abolishing ICE and defunding the police.
&#8220;I&#8217;m concerned that we really haven&#8217;t paid attention on what happened,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And have we looked up at the scoreboard and been like, oh, by the way, we&#8217;ve lost?&#8221;
When asked how Democrats can win back white men, he said that it may not be possible at this point.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know and truthfully, I&#8217;m not sure if that&#8217;s possible, to be honest,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s been seriously eroding for a while.&#8221;
He said that in a lot of conversations he has had with voters, many of them look at the Democrat Party and see a party that just demonizes men and masculinity as &#8220;toxic.&#8221;
Fetterman said that Democrats have also sent the message that people must &#8220;conform to our very strict kinds of definition of what we think is appropriate.&#8221;
&#8220;Once we&#8217;ve kind of turned their back on that demographic, it&#8217;s going to be difficult to rebuild and replace that with those voters,&#8221; he said, adding that issues like mass migration have further damaged the party&#8217;s standing with white men.
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John Fetterman explains why Democrat party brand is toxic, and is not sure the Democrats can &#8216;win white men back&#8217;: 
Tara Palmeri: &#8220;Why is the Democratic Party viewed as toxic by so many? Even people inside the party acknowledge that.&#8221; 
John Fetterman: &#8220;I think their primary… <a href="https://t.co/q5BZXDdrbI">pic.twitter.com/q5BZXDdrbI</a>
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricAbbenante/status/1887596259814613290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Fetterman Warns Democrats May Not Have Learned Their Lesson, May Have Lost Key Demographic Forever

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lindsey-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lindsey Graham</a> (R-SC) said over the weekend that the U.S. needs to be ready to support Israel if it decides that it is time to eliminate Iran&#8217;s nuclear program.
Graham made the remarks on &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; as the Islamic regime continues to inch closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon.
&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to define the world in which we live in accurately,&#8221; Graham said. &#8220;Senator Fetterman has been a champion for the State of Israel.&#8221;
&#8220;I went to him and asked him, would you work with me to do a census Senate resolution saying that over decades, Iran has been trying to acquire a nuclear weapon, not a nuclear power plant, that they&#8217;re the largest state sponsor of terrorism, that they would blow Israel off the map if they had a nuclear weapon, that they would come after us?&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And he said, I would be glad to.&#8221;
&#8220;So what this resolution does, it lays out the case against Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambition,&#8221; Graham said. &#8220;Bibi and the Israelis are going to have to make a decision relatively soon what to do about the Iran nuclear program.&#8221;
&#8220;This is not an authorization to use force, but I am here to tell you and the audience and the world that I think America should support an effort by Israel if they decide to decimate the Iranian nuclear program, because I think it&#8217;s a threat to mankind,&#8221; he added.
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America should unequivocally support Israel if they decide to decimate the Iranian regime’s nuclear program.
If the ayatollah were to obtain a nuclear weapon, it would be a threat to mankind. All options should be on the table to prevent that. <a href="https://t.co/fqFQKB7OsM">pic.twitter.com/fqFQKB7OsM</a>
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1886117128060948976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Lindsey Graham: U.S. Needs To Support Israel If It Decides To Strike Iran Nuclear Facilities

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On Wednesday, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> signed into law the &#8220;Laken Riley Act,&#8221; a bill that requires federal officials to arrest non-U.S. nationals accused of violent and theft-related crimes in the United States.
The immigration legislation was passed through the GOP-led House and Senate with bipartisan support. It is the first <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> that Trump has signed into law during his nascent second term in the White House. Under the law, the Homeland Security Department is directed to detain &#8220;certain aliens&#8221; charged with, convicted of, or who admit to certain theft-related or violent offenses. It also authorizes states to sue over immigration enforcement.
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🚨 Trump signs the Laken Riley Act, his first bill signed into law as the 47th President. <a href="https://t.co/dZECmVaY34">pic.twitter.com/dZECmVaY34</a>
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Laken Riley was a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed last year. An illegal immigrant from Venezuela, Jose Ibarra, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-jose-ibarra-found-guilty-of-killing-georgia-nursing-student-laken-riley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> of murdering Riley and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/georgia-nursing-student-laken-riley-immigrant-d8d75ccc6d81e7a88eb7890829d9fc9c#:~:text=The%20killing%20added%20fuel%20to,entered%20the%20U.S.%20in%202022.&amp;text=The%20Venezuelan%20man%20convicted%20in,without%20the%20possibility%20of%20parole." target="_blank" rel="noopener">sentenced</a> to life in prison. Amid the ensuing national outcry, it was <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/jose-ibarra-accused-killer-laken-riley-georgia-immigration-system/85-0294133e-f5e1-4e2f-a2df-ab017b498508" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that Ibarra had been previously arrested for other offenses, but he was released in New York before federal authorities could issue a detainer.
&#8220;To Laken&#8217;s family, we will keep Laken&#8217;s memory alive in our hearts forever,&#8221; Trump said at a signing ceremony at the White House. &#8220;Everyone&#8217;s hearts. With today&#8217;s action, her name will also live forever in the laws of our country. And this is a very important law. This is something that has brought Democrats and Republicans together &#8212; that&#8217;s not easy to do. Laken did it. Laken did it. America will never, ever forget Laken Hope Riley.&#8221;
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&quot;Laken&#39;s name will live forever in the laws of our country.
America will never, ever forget Laken Hope Riley.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://t.co/87v2cox691">pic.twitter.com/87v2cox691</a>
&mdash; Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1884688952323453200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Border czar <a href="https://x.com/JohnCornyn/status/1884678072634392814" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Homan</a>, Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://x.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1884680903365988354" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kristi Noem</a>, GOP lawmakers, and Sen. <a href="https://x.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1884680923595047347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) were in attendance, as were members of Riley&#8217;s family. The Daily Wire&#8217;s Mary Margaret Olohan recorded video of Riley&#8217;s mother weeping as she delivered remarks, thanking Trump and the lawmakers who sponsored the bill.
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Laken Riley’s mother weeps as she thanks President Trump for keeping his promises and honoring the memory of her daughter: <a href="https://t.co/HhxPIpmhzq">pic.twitter.com/HhxPIpmhzq</a>
&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1884689786323042517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On the campaign trail last year, Trump <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/679207dd-267f-4416-a2d7-41941d3f2e9e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met</a> with family and friends of Riley. He also posted on social media when Ibarra was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-jose-ibarra-found-guilty-of-killing-georgia-nursing-student-laken-riley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> in November on 10 charges, including murder, kidnapping, and aggravated assault with intent to rape Riley. &#8220;JUSTICE FOR LAKEN RILEY!,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remove-these-criminals-and-thugs-trump-responds-after-laken-rileys-killer-is-convicted" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exclaimed</a>, adding that it was &#8220;time to secure our Border, and remove these criminals and thugs from our Country, so nothing like this can happen again!&#8221;
The &#8220;Laken Riley Act&#8221; initially focused solely on theft-related crimes for the detention requirement, in addition to empowering states to sue over alleged immigration infractions. Both chambers of Congress ultimately passed the bill with GOP amendments that added violent offenses, including assault of a police officer, to the detention section.
Although the legislation received bipartisan support, Democrat opponents warned that non-citizens simply accused of crimes might not get <a href="https://x.com/RepRashida/status/1882187953847611832" target="_blank" rel="noopener">due process</a> if it became law and that it would be a boon to private prisons.

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