Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary with a voice like gravel, pins the blame squarely on ‘smears from Hollywood.’ Assaults on her ICE officers? Up 1,300 per cent nationwide. Vehicle attacks? A grotesque 3,200 per cent this year. Shattered glass.
Embarrassing for the IB Times to fall for it so completely. Assaults are up 1300% because they changed the definition of “assault” to include filming or photographing an ICE agent. I simply do not care that they’re being silly-stringed in the street.
This is important context
I was going to ask, how are they defining “attack”? Having dildos thrown at their vehicles? Being criticized? Apparently an attack is exercising your first amendment rights.