Situation could escalate. Frogs could multiply.
As is often true of liars, bullies, and extremist conservatives, they can dish it out but cannot take it (Raw Story):
The White House is pushing back against residents of Washington, D.C. over a new campaign to mark locations around the city where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had “kidnapped” suspected migrants.
“ICE ABDUCTED SOMEONE HERE,” read one hand-made sign tied to a telephone poll, which also bore the date and time of the suspected arrest, along with contact information for residents to share information on other suspected ICE arrests, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
The campaign did not go over well in the White House, with spokesperson Abigail Jackson condemning the signs as another example of rhetoric that increases violence against federal officers, calling them “untrue smears,” and that claims that ICE is “kidnapping people” were “false” in an email to The Washington Post.
You mean like the “untrue smears” the White House dispenses daily, Karoline Leavitt, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump?
The Post adds:
ICE is has acted “heroically” and “with the utmost professionalism,” [Jackson] said, and that those accusing agents of violating civil rights are sympathizing with undocumented immigrants and criminals.
Professionalism like this, Ms. Jackson? No, those accusing agents of violating civil rights worry that they might be next.
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin tells the Post in an email, “ICE is not ‘kidnapping’ illegal aliens…. These smears are leading to our officers facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them including terrorist attacks, cars being used as weapons, and bounties on their heads.”
The same Trump administration has claimed for months it could lower drug prices by 1000%, by 1,400 to 1,500%. Trump 2.0’s credibility with statistics has also been reduced by 1,400 to 1,500%.
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