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riversedge

(79,492 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:24 PM Friday

Trump Officials Leak His Plans to 'Retaliate' Against States if His Agents Are Arrested

Trump has named immigration reform his signature cause, so this does not
surprise me one bit. Besides we know retaliation is Trumps first name!!



Trump Officials Leak His Plans to 'Retaliate' Against States if His Agents Are Arrested

As one senior Trump administration official describes it, the mandate was clear: Don’t give an inch, and protect the accused agents “no matter what,” write Zeteo correspondents Asawin Suebsaeng and Prem Thakker.

“Two of the sources add that within the past year, Trump himself has privately said that if one of his immigration agents were ever subject to arrest or prosecuted, he and his administration could retaliate by refusing to hand over the officer, counter by federally charging Democrats or local officials with ‘obstructing’ immigration enforcement, or threaten to further cut off federal funding to the state in question.”

Now that ICE agent Jonathan Ross has killed a 37 year old mother in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the administration is already swinging into action to bar unbiased investigations into the slaying, claiming local courts and prosecutors have no jurisdiction into the murder of one of its own residents. Which we know is only to cover their asses.

Administration officials say the White House and the Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Miller, “gamed out since early last year” what to do if Democrats, or state or local prosecutors, ever moved to arrest or prosecute ICE officers or federal immigration personnel accused of crimes, even murder. Almost instantly after news of the fatal shooting began circulating on social media, the Trump administration and its close allies fanned out to insist to the American people that the victim had it coming, or that Democrats will only suffer more if they try to hold anyone accountable for the killing.”

An anonymous National Guardsman told Zeteo that the ICE agent’s “weapons training, the trigger discipline is completely f—— up” but added that’s “lower down the list of issues.” And there you have it. Nothing Noem says about “his” or “their” training is true. But we already knew that.

The state of Minnesota may yet move to prosecute the ICE agent, but sources say the Trump administration is already “primed to retaliate.”

#DemsUnited #CORRUPT


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Trump Officials Leak His Plans to 'Retaliate' Against States if His Agents Are Arrested (Original Post) riversedge Friday OP
We are in a civil war. Federal govt waging war against the states and American citizens. Irish_Dem Friday #1
Problem is... The Grand Illuminist Friday #2
We need to fight where we still have power newdeal2 Friday #3
That won't cut it. The Grand Illuminist Friday #4
I think it will help newdeal2 Friday #6
Isn't it though? B.See Friday #12
While I still believe nonviolent protests work.. Ferryboat Friday #9
There were a lot of great anti-war songs that accompanied them newdeal2 Friday #13
Enjoy JCMach1 Friday #8
ICE was recently using popular music in their videos SamuelTheThird Friday #10
Artists are being soft censored JCMach1 Friday #11
You are correct. Irish_Dem Friday #5
Government going bankrupt in the process Johonny Friday #7

newdeal2

(4,803 posts)
3. We need to fight where we still have power
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:37 PM
Friday

That includes in art and pop culture. Make ICE and Miller toxic. Are there any artists and musicians brave enough to confront the moment? I haven’t heard or seen any anti-Trump/ MAGA songs after so many years of his crap.

newdeal2

(4,803 posts)
6. I think it will help
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:12 PM
Friday

By inspiring outrage and inspiring people to take action.

Literally can’t think of any big anti-Trump movies or popular songs after 10 years of him tearing up the world in so many ways. That’s beyond belief.

B.See

(7,808 posts)
12. Isn't it though?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:38 PM
Friday

With the exception of the relatively few who've at least spoken out and spoken UP (late night talk show comedians, DeNiro, Springsteen, and others

(THIS is the largest list I've found of those who have, and it's an old article, and THIS one is more recent),

the rest are too busy getting paid.

Ferryboat

(1,218 posts)
9. While I still believe nonviolent protests work..
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:20 PM
Friday

Its become apparent that taking it to the streets as we did in the 60's and 70's is needed. Good trouble only works in a just society. Not in todays environment.
This regime will call mass protests an insurrection, put troops in the streets. ICE goons are already shooting us. The time is coming when we have to decide whether to return in kind.
To think otherwise is being oblivious to history.

newdeal2

(4,803 posts)
13. There were a lot of great anti-war songs that accompanied them
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:43 PM
Friday

That’s my only point here.

I remember a lot more happening in protest of the Iraq war than what we see after Trump’s lawlessness and cruelty.

SamuelTheThird

(599 posts)
10. ICE was recently using popular music in their videos
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:21 PM
Friday

Most of the artists spoke up forcefully against Ice using their songs. Taylor Swift did not, and when I criticized her here for not speaking out, many people here decided I was a horrible person for doing so.

Look where we are just a short time later. ICE are literal Nazi Brownshirts (later to be even worse) and these wealthy (in Taylo'rs case BILLIONAIRE) celebs should feel obligated to speak when their stuff is used as propaganda.

Johonny

(25,502 posts)
7. Government going bankrupt in the process
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:16 PM
Friday

And we don't even get a good economy. Trump sucks at everything.

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