Vice President JD Vance’s knee-jerk response to a report that multiple detainees at an ICE facility in Dallas were gunned down by a white sniper set off an avalanche of criticism on social media.
Linking to an X post on tragedy unfolding in Dallas from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, where she wrote in part, “The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gun shot wound. While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop," Vance jumped into the fray and seemingly had no idea who was killed.
Vance commented, “The obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop. I'm praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families.”
Former RNC spokesperson Tim Miller fired back, “The obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop. I'm praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families.”
He then added, “Vance is essentially doing here what the right has been having a conniption fit over Kimmel for. Recklessly, callously, and mistakenly trying to blame the other political tribe for a tragedy. And he's the f------ VP not a late-night host. Log off and do your job sir.”
“Hey @JDVance, did you say anything about the law enforcement shooting in PA last week where officers were killed? Did that just not fit your narrative? Maybe I missed it but I don't think so,” accused Fred Guttenberg whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was murdered in the Parkland high school shooting.
X commenter Von Solo, pointed out, “Turns out the people hurt (and targeted) were the detainees. Now who could have possibly put a target on their back??”
Meidas Touch Network responded, “Based on what we know now, the people who were killed were detainees—not ICE. Maybe wait a beat before trying to capitalize on every tragedy? You’re the Vice President of the United States. Not a random s--- poster.”
“Catching up on this shooting in Dallas. So two detained immigrants were shot by some deranged person, and Vance, Noem, and all of MAGA are framing it as an attack on ICE agents?” podcaster Mike Nellis wrote on Bluesky.
"Pretty sick that it was the immigrants who were killed here and you would have no idea at all by Noem and Vance’s posts," The CATO Institute's David Bier wrote.