In 2020, it was vilify and defund the police. In 2026, it’s vilify and defund ICE

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Liberals, Democrats, and others on the Left have made a mockery of the compassion surrounding the deaths of left-wing agitators Renee Good and Alex Pretti. They have done so solely to manipulate the public, influence public opinion, and advance their radical immigration ideology, amid calls to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

It’s a safe assumption that no logical, sane person is pleased that both were killed in a confrontation with law enforcement officers. However, the subsequent vilification of law enforcement and the martyrdom that the Left has bestowed upon their deaths is a political manipulation tactic for which many people in the country have fallen. Moreover, it’s a recycled political strategy predicated on emotional manipulation, not facts or logic — and it was used nearly six years ago.

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