'You're not going to stop us': Trump border czar repeats threats to arrest Democrats

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'You're not going to stop us': Trump border czar repeats threats to arrest Democrats
FILE PHOTO: Former Acting Director of U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tom Homan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo/File Photo

President-elect Donald Trump's border czar, former Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Tom Homan, doubled down once again on his threats to arrest Democratic lawmakers who interfere with mass deportation activity on the right-wing Benny Johnson Show on Monday.

"It's a felony. A felony we will prosecute," Homan told Johnson. "I'm not going to be bullied. I'm not going away. I'm not going to be silenced. We are coming. You're not going to stop us."

Homan, who will advise Trump on border security policy, has repeatedly made similar threats against so-called "sanctuary states" and "sanctuary cities." These are broadly defined as a set of policies that discourage or prohibit local law enforcement from directly assisting federal agents in identifying or removing unauthorized immigrants. This is legal under federal law and precedent, but if such jurisdictions actively hid immigrants they knew were here illegally, or obstructed federal agents from removing them, that would cross the line into a criminal act, as Homan noted.

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The point of controversy, however, is that immediately before the election, Homan suggested that the Trump administration could deport entire families, even if their children were U.S. citizens. He subsequently tried to downplay any fears that this would happen, insisting the Trump administration would prioritize immigrants who committed serious crimes.

In particular, the mayor of Denver, Colorado, Mike Johnston, stated that any federal officers who try to conduct mass deportations there will face "civil disobedience" from citizens and politicians alike, although he later walked back any implication he would commit crimes in the process.

Homan's threats toward Johnston have triggered outrage among some Democratic lawmakers, although New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to work with Homan regardless.

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Trump's petty threat against Kristen Welker sparks mass outcry: 'Low IQ old fart'

President Donald Trump's raging threat against "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker Sunday morning spurred a dark debate about whether he was more hilarious than terrifying or more terrifying than hilarious.

Trump's critics divided themselves into these two camps after Trump attacked Welker for reporting on the failing power of his endorsement and vowed to report her to the Federal Communications Commission for "punishment."

CNN media analyst Brian Stelter took a dour tone, writing "Trump is getting more explicit about weaponizing the FCC...ABC is already in court fighting the FCC's unprecedented actions; it's reasonable to think NBC will be targeted next."

But the Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols laughed it off in his X analysis, writing "Cognitively impaired, emotionally unstable, elderly man yells at TVs in the White House."

Nichols was joined in ridicule by humorist Paul Rudnick, who predicted Trump would respond by forcing an aide commonly described as his human "binkie" to perform hits from the musical "Grease."

"He's demanding that Natalie Harp appear on all news programs waving a gun at the camera and singing 'Hopelessly Devoted' to a large photo of Trump," Rudnick quipped.

Laurence Boorstein threaded the needle of humor and despair.

"It is abuse of power for Donald Trump to be threatening Kristen Welker," he wrote. "Why doesn't the low IQ old fart just STFU."

Culture editor at The Bulwark Sonny Bunch appeared, in a dark way, pleased the president had made his views public, as it served as a reminder that "Trump is an enemy of free speech and would happily use the power of the state to silence his critics."

Political commentator Brian Krassenstein agreed, writing, "these are the things that Hitler would do."

His fellow political commentator Jim Stewartson characterized Trump's comment as a "bout of narcissistic rage."

"He has no ability to recognize that he’s confessing to crimes, or that this might in any way backfire," Stewartson wrote. "He is psychotic—not as a pejorative, as a real description of his mental state."

Even conservatives expressed disdain.

"Trump is correct that polling is broken," Fox News columnist David Marcus commented. "But the answer isn’t the FCC, it’s just to ignore them."

The national radio show Armstrong and Getty, which purports to be "at war with Woke," told Trump the threat was "horrible" and urged him to "STOP IT."


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Trump ally's 'hateful' race-based attack a bridge too far for even far-right MTG

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday called out a Trump White House insider Sunday for being too racist — a word she struggled to spell.

Greene accused Laura Loomer of damaging the GOP with "nonstop vitriol" after the far-right influencer lobbed a racist attack against Black Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon.

“This hateful, racists [sic], and demeaning rhetoric should not be tolerated. Ever. But they allow it and keep her in the inner circle,” Greene wrote Sunday in a social media post on X.

Loomer called Nixon a “ghetto b----” who speaks in “Ebonics,” and therefore, may need to have her “leash” tugged and be barked at to understand English.

While Nixon shrugged off the attack and instructed Loomer to instead address her as “Representative Angie Nixon,” Greene hammered Loomer for what she characterized as Loomer’s destructive influence on the GOP and President Donald Trump.

“Loomer hurts Republican Senator Ashley Moody in her race with these vicious attacks. Just like Loomer has consistently hurt the Republican Party as she whispers nonstop insanity in the President’s ear. I 1000% denounce Laura Loomer and her nasty, hateful, racists [sic] comments. This is Trump’s new MAGA and Republican Party and I want nothing to do with it.”

Greene also took a jab at Loomer’s failed campaigns for public office and urged for her to be ousted from the GOP.

“Win on actual accomplishments for your voters and policy plans that will help Americans, NOT on the lies and hate propaganda from two time loser congressional candidate Laura Loomer. Voters proved twice that they reject her completely,” Greene continued.

“When will the President and the Republican Party reject her and her hateful racists [sic] behavior? They refuse to which tells you everything you need to know.”

A self-described “proud Islamophobe,” Loomer has a long history of making what critics have labeled as overtly racist and bigoted remarks, particularly against Muslims, having called them “savages.” Her racially charged remarks have also been extended to other ethnicities, including Indians, with Loomer once warning that the White House would “smell like curry” if former Vice President Kamala Harris – whose mother was Indian – won the 2024 presidential election.

Trump admin may put 'small children' at risk of brain damage with disturbing move: report

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft risk assessment recently that has public health advocates sounding the alarm, The Guardian reported on Sunday.

“The political people at the EPA changed the science to get the outcome they want,” said Maria Doa, the senior director of chemicals policy at the Environmental Defense Fund and former EPA scientist, speaking with The Guardian. “This isn’t the first time. They’ve been doing that pretty consistently under Trump.”

According to the assessment, EPA officials found that TBBPA — a highly toxic flame retardant used to reduce the flammability of plastics and other consumer products — was "unlikely to be used in fabrics and textiles.” Furthermore, the assessment included language that advocates described as an attempt to “downplay the risks” of the “highly toxic and profitable chemical.”

And yet, despite the EPA’s claims in its assessment — which “will be used to set regulations” for TBBPA — advocates say the agency came to its conclusions using data from industries poised to profit from loosened regulations around the toxic flame retardant.

In some cases, the EPA’s claims — notably that TBBPA is “unlikely” to be used in clothing and textiles — were outright false, argued the nonprofit organization Earthjustice.

“There’s a lot of underestimation of the risk, and they’re ignoring different exposure pathways… and we’re definitely seeing them cite industry sources,” said Lakendra Barajas, a senior attorney for Earthjustice, speaking with The Guardian.

The EPA itself also "contradicted" its own findings, with a separate assessment finding that "TBBPA is still widely used in textiles, including 96 types of children’s clothing," The Guardian noted.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has labeled TBBPA a probable carcinogen, and further studies have linked the chemical to “hormone disruption, brain damage, immune system toxicity and developmental harms in children, including to the reproductive and nervous systems,” The Guardian’s report reads. The chemical, The Guardian notes, is “especially” dangerous to “small children.”

“Small molecule TBBPA, as used in plastics and in consumer products, should be restricted,” said Arlene Blum, an environmental health scientist and author, speaking with The Guardian. “It can get into humans and contribute to cancer and behavioral harm. Infants and toddlers who crawl in the dust and put their hands in their mouths are especially vulnerable.”

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