Tom Homan continues to do the job [that] he was hired to do, which is to spout barely-concealed [neo]fascist rhetoric and repeat lies so often that people start to believe them. Asked about the fact that ICE officially ended traffic stops for one day before the President reversed the policy, Homan changed the subject to do his best to strike fear. Claiming that the ICE murders in the last two weeks were caused by the “Dems,” he followed up with, “There’s still going to be more bloodshed” unless the Democrats “shut their mouth and let ICE enforce the laws that they enacted.”

Leaving aside the fact that those who self-identify as “Democrats” are only one part of a much broader anti-ICE coalition that includes leftists, independents, and even conservatives, this rhetoric from Homan is indicative of a couple things on Homan’s part: frustration and fear. Essentially he’s saying that everyone who disagrees with him should shut up and get in line, or else. That implied “or else” is certainly worrying, but it’s not the threat of someone confident in their own power or authority.

(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action.)