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Kristi Noem
You asked about a shooting that we just had in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was an act of domestic terrorism. What happened was our ICE officers were out in enforcement action. They got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather that is in Minneapolis. They were attempting to push out their vehicle and a woman attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him. And my understanding is that she was hit and is deceased. We're continuing to gather more information, but this goes to show the assaults that our ICE officers and our law enforcement are under every single day. These vehicle rammings are domestic acts of terrorism. We're working with the Department of Justice to prosecute them. As such, we will continue to protect our ICE officers and in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies as well as.
Clay Travis
Now, Clay, just on the other side of this real quick, just, just so we can get the. What's Being said, here's Mayor. Let's have you react to this. Here's Mayor Frey, cut 34.
Buck Sexton
They are not here to cause safety in this city. What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust.
They're ripping families apart, they're sowing chaos.
On our streets and in this case quite literally killing people. So they are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video of myself, I.
Want to tell everybody directly that is bull.
This was an agent recklessly using power.
That resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.
Clay Travis
What do you make?
Buck Sexton
Then he went on to say, get the F out of the city. I am continuing to watch videos and this newest video that I am seeing, it was just shared by Tim Pool and it looks like it may be a video that is being shot from a home in the community. You can see and I'm trying to slow it down. I'm going to share it with you as well, Buck. You can see this guy being the car, making contact with him. And I am going to share this and I'll put it up on social media because I understand all of you were describing what is taking place. It's sometimes difficult for people to make determinations. This video looks like the woman is clearly making contact with him in the vehicle. But here, look, this is. Let me just tell you what is going on.
Clay Travis
Oh, you're talking about that additional angle. You can see the officers clearly hit the car. The officer's hit by the car.
Buck Sexton
Yes. And, and I'm going to share this out. I just sent it to, to our team. We can share it from the Clay and Buck account as well. Jacob Frey is clearly looking for his George Floyd moment 2.0. He wants to find a left wing rallying point that in increases his political standing. That helps to distract from the fact that we've got billions potentially of dollars in Somalia fraud. That distracts from the fact that all of the Democrat leadership has allowed this to happen and sat around and watched it. And he wants to make himself the chief antagonist for President Trump in the country. And this is just so nakedly politically motivated, in my opinion. And, and again, this is what Democrats have done and have been doing for a large part of Trump 2.0 and also during Biden. They encourage violent behavior. Right. I mean, think about what the situation in play is here. Why is this woman in her car trying to oppose ICE from doing their job? Because she thinks that she is being a hero. Because Democrats have told her that ICE is acting in an illegitimate, legitimate fashion. And she believes that she is a hero by showing up and trying to create opposition. This is very strange behavior.
Clay Travis
Right?
Buck Sexton
I mean that they have encouraged. We've seen people throwing bricks at ICE agents, shooting at ICE agents. We have seen this behavior encouraged again and again. And when he says get the F out and when he says this is BS of self defense, which this new video that I'm about to tweet out is to me quite clearly makes it clear that he has a self defense claim. I mean if you get hit by a car then and you decide to fire, I mean, who is it among us that's going to say this guy was not in danger? Um, but he says it's bs. I talked to you off air, Buck. I think he's going to try to charge this guy. They're going to try to bring state, local charges. Now that'll get complicated because you've been doing research on. Because he's a federal agent. And how does that imply some degree of immunity?
Clay Travis
It could get moved to federal court. I mean it would be. I don't disagree with you. The political calculation may well be bring the charge even if you end up losing in the end.
Buck Sexton
Clay, that's his because that's what he's going to do.
Clay Travis
Because they need meaning the Democrats, the left, they need something, they need emotion, they need a narrative here. The Democrats are worthless and useless right now on the national scene. Everybody knows it. The country is not with them on immigration. So this is. We've said this all along. They're going to try to emotionalize this. It's going to be, oh, they're grabbing these, you know, Abuela is out of their homes and they're just grandmas and all this stuff. We knew they were going to do this all along, but this gives an incident that they're going to try to make into a bigger issue. Let me just say, Clay, if there wasn't video of this, we, I mean you would perhaps see riots in downtown Minneapolis. You might still. Hopefully not, but the video is pretty clear. So you'd have to be somebody who does not understand the basics of the law and self defense to think that this is a situation where an ICE officer, you are under no obligation as a federal or any law enforcement officer for that matter, or any person to have somebody else run you over and crush you in their suv. You are under no obligation. No matter how much they scream about. It's Gestapo. It's Gestapo. No, you don't have to get crushed and killed because somebody thinks that they've watched too much Ms. Now and that the, and that immigration officers are actually the Nazis. You're under no obligation, no matter how many times they say otherwise. So I think that this, this, this could grow very rapidly here into battling narratives. Fortunately, there is video, but it also just reminds everybody the Democrat Party does not believe in the rule of law. They do not believe that immigration law should be enforced. Because if the law is not something that is enforced, it doesn't exist, it doesn't count. And we've dealt with far too, for far too long, this country's had millions of people who are here illegally. And the Democrats have told them it's fine, don't worry, eventually we'll reward you for breaking the law. Not on Trump's watch.
Buck Sexton
Look, I just shared the video and I mean, I don't know that we've ever, we played you the cuts because I think it's important for you to hear. There now is more and more confrontation growing in Minneapolis. Live on Fox News. There are mobs growing surrounding this area of where the shooting happened. What Jacob Fry did was the mayor of Minneapolis when he said get the F out. And when he called his self defense claim BS and he used cursing, we can't because we have FCC restrictions. He's clearly trying to incentivize further violent acts which benefits him politically and is destructive to the overall city of Minneapolis. Look, I mean, look, we haven't talked about it a great deal, but Minneapolis, the number of murders that occurred in Minneapolis skyrocketed. They can't get police hired there because the police officers know that the politicians don't have their back. And they all know that if they have to make a life or death, life or death decision, that they are going to turn their back on them and charge them with a crime. And I, I'm just predicting exactly where this is going to go. Prosecutors locally, under state law, are going to charge this ICE agent with a crime. I'm just telling you it's going to happen. Buck has already been looking up the federal defenses, but I'm telling you, politically it's advantageous. Even if these charges get tossed. The mayor of Minneapolis says, I stood up to Trump, I stood up to ice. They are evil. Uh, they don't belong in this community. I'm telling you exactly what's coming. This is going to be, they're gonna charge this guy and it's gonna turn into a huge legal dispute and it's not gonna matter that. I think based on the evidence Here it's clearly. And by the way, and I would say this for everybody, when you are a political leader in a community, you are prejudicing any defendant when you say that their legal claim is BS because the jurors all hear this. So you are destroying the right of an individual to get a fair trial.
Clay Travis
But what you'll have is some, you know, communist Democrat cat lady judge who, if this does go before her, will refuse to allow for a change of venue. I'm sure they'll fight. Inherently, there is a right for a federal officer in the course of his duties to request a transfer to federal court from a state or local court. I'm sure that they will fight that as well, because unfortunately, Minnesota has been turned into a blue enclave of madness. So we shall see how this, how this plays out. But she, the person clearly is told, look, this really isn't that hard. A lot of it's been pulled over, and we understand that it can be stressful and whatever. She was surrounded by cops and hit the accelerator with a cop in front of her car. And the car runs into the cop. Now you can say, oh, well, maybe he could have dove out of the way or something. Yeah. And then maybe she could have, you know, swerved left and run him over and broken his spine. I mean, what, what is our expectation of law enforcement in this situation? Somebody can use their car as a weapon against you.
Buck Sexton
How about don't be there? I mean, this is what you should be saying if you are a rational, reasonable political leader in America today. You should be saying, if you see an ICE enforcement act, don't drive your car there and try to stop it from happening. I mean, in the same way that you wouldn't show up if you saw a police action in your neighborhood, you wouldn't drive your car there and try to impinge or infringe upon the ability of the officers to do their job. And I think, unfortunately, you're going to have to see. I, I hate this buck, but I think we may have to see National Guard called in because this crowd is continuing to grow. We've already seen the precedent of what happens in Minneapolis and when they allow this stuff to happen, maybe a benefit, sadly, is that it's so cold right now that unlike when this happened in May, maybe people won't want to go outside, maybe they won't show up and protest at the same levels. But, but that's my concern, is that this is going to grow and be antagonized and accelerated by the behavior of this, this mayor much less serious. Look, you can play Prize picks all 50 states right now. Prizepix.com code clay. You get $5 when you play $5 you get $50 deposited in your account. I like all these guys to throw more touchdown passes this weekend in the wild card. Caleb Williams, Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Aaron Rodgers, C.J. stroud, Brock Purdy. All more on their touchdown passes. If I'm right, it pays out at seven and a half to one all 50 states. Price picks.com code clay play along if you love the NFL, if you love college football, they make football more fun. Prizepix.com go sign up, download the app, put my name Clay in and you get $50. That's pricepix.com code clay. You know them as conservative radio hosts.
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Travis Buck Sexton SHOW so I told you that this was going to happen and it didn't take very long. Tim Walls, Minnesota governor obviously looking for anything that could make a story other than his role in helping to allow this fraud to continue to take place in Minnesota that has been going on across the board. He has said, I've seen the video. This is the governor of Minnesota. I've seen the video. Don't believe the propaganda machine. The state will ensure there is a full, fair and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice. Fuck was the first thing I said before all this even started off air. I said the state, because it benefits them politically, is going to try to prosecute this guy and you did.
Clay Travis
And I think that they are going to have first of all, that's, it's, that's outrageous. But I think that there's a very high likelihood that they will. So I agree with you. I don't think they'll be successful in this one. I don't think it will be like a George Floyd situation because there are specific federal protections that the various prosecution, you know, levels would have to overcome. Maybe they can do all that. They'd have to say that this wasn't in the scope of his, of his employment, which will be very hard to do. They have to say that it doesn't move to federal court, which will be very hard to do. But it depends who they get, right? To my point about the cat lady, Tim Walls loving judge may think Tim Walls jazz hands are fabulous. We don't know. So this, this could really be, be a problem. But man, the Trump administration, they, I will tell you they will bring out all the stops and they should, they cannot leave this man behind on the battlefield, so to speak. If the state of Minnesota is going to prosecute him, whatever leverage they have, whatever the feds can do, they should do. If there's a prosecution here and to.
Buck Sexton
Your point, and this goes into the legal weeds to the challenge here is federal versus state prosecutions and to what extent usually federal supremacy clause dictates. But I'm just telling you, Tim Walls and Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis and the governor of Minneapolis of Minnesota, they want this political fight and so they're going to charge him. I'm just telling you that's where we're headed.
Clay Travis
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Senator Marsha Blackburn
And what we know so far is that the officers were going through what was a targeted operation. And of course, rioters came onto the scene. They were trying to block the ICE officers and one of the rioters decided to weaponize her vehicle and attempted to actually run over the officers in an attempt to kill them. This is an act of domestic terrorism. And so the officer who felt his life and those of his fellow law enforcement officers was in jeopardy fired some defensive shots. And the individual is that perpetrator was hit and that they are deceased. And that really is what we know at this, at this point. But like you, we have seen that the mayor is, is really quite upset and everyone mourns the loss of life. And we also are quite concerned about our federal law enforcement officers. The attacks on law enforcement officers are up over 1,300%. The death threats that are coming to our federal law enforcement officers are up 8,000%. So everyone is quite concerned about the safety of our men and women in uniform and want to make certain that their lives are protected as they are carrying out and executing the rule of law.
Buck Sexton
You've seen and thanks for coming on with us, Senator. We just had a race in the 7th congressional district, state of Tennessee here, where Afton Bain, who was the nominee, had posted videos of herself chasing ICE agents and trying to harass them as they were doing their job in Nashville. This has become an orthodoxy of the left in this country, this idea that you have an obligation and or you should be encouraged to show up and try to keep ICE agents from doing their job. Isn't this a natural outgrowth of this? Because why in the world was this woman there? Why was she in any way trying to interfere with an ICE raid that was going on in Minneapolis? Democrats have incentivized their crazy base to engage in behavior like this, which makes everybody in a more dangerous situation. And it ultimately, I think, led directly to this shooting today.
Senator Marsha Blackburn
Well, and think about it like this. If these big blue cities and big blue states where you have these sanctuary cities, if they would cooperate with, with our federal law enforcement and with ICE and allow them to apprehend these individuals in jails when they are in custody, then you would remove that type danger. But instead of cooperating and saying, we will help you apprehend criminals and people that may be a danger to the community, people that have broken the law, people that are committing fraud against the United States of America, people that are committing fraud against the US Taxpayer. That is what they should be doing. But they are trying to circumvent the rule of law. And since they are doing that, it creates an unsafe situation in the public space.
Clay Travis
We're speaking to Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. What about the. I should say it's early here, but Clay, his first reaction was, oh, they may try to prosecute him. Tim Walls, the governor of Minnesota, saying that there will be accountability jumping in on this as though we need to hear from him on the matter. How do you think the administration would respond to that? If a federal officer is considered to have acted entirely lawfully within the scope of his duties enforcing immigration law, but the state of Minnesota perhaps would bring charges regardless.
Senator Marsha Blackburn
And my expectation is that DHS and the administration would fully support the officer who was abiding by the law and enforcing the rule of law.
Buck Sexton
I think that's right. Now the problem is politically. I think the mayor of Minneapolis and the governor of Minnesota both may decide, even if they're on the wrong side of the law, that they benefit politically and that they're going to try to bring charges under state issues relating to this and argue that he was not engaging in his behavior within the scope of the law. That's my lawyer take on this. And also analyzing the politics of it. Let's go. I know this is a crazy news story and we've been following this, but there are a lot of other things that are going on. What is your reaction to what we've seen with Venezuela? Also all of the discussion surrounding Greenland and beyond as we have started off 2026.
Senator Marsha Blackburn
Yes. And when it comes to Venezuela and talking to Tennesseans, I've got to tell you, so many people are, thank goodness they apprehended Maduro and his wife. Thank goodness they are going after these drug kingpins. And Maduro is basically the head of the cartel. And they have put a lot of energy into how they were structuring these drug trafficking rings and of course benefiting financially from these rings. And these are people that had indictments that had been placed against them. It is appropriate to bring them in to get them into court to have them face justice. And it was a coordinated effort. We had a great classified briefing on it this morning. It was very helpful. We know that the intention of the President is to make certain that the country is stabilized and that we know that they are wanting to get on the road to recovery. They have asked the US to buy this 30 to 50 million barrels of oil that they have that they're wanting to sell on the market. The understanding is the US Will accept that and will sell it. And we'll put it into an account to make certain that Venezuela has the money to pay for basic services that are needed there in the country. We know it's going to be important for them to transition to elections. And the sooner they can do that, I think the better. And I have found it so interesting. People with ties to Venezuela and relatives that are there, they are all thrilled that Maduro has been removed from the country when it comes to Greenland. I know that the President would like to get Greenland to the table. And, you know, one of the things to bear in mind, there is a movement in the country. It's a small country. I think it's 55,000 people that actually live there. And there is an independence movement wanting to separate themselves from Denmark. The US Already has a military presence there. It is important to note that and to note that Russia and China have been aggressive in that area. When you talk about militaries, it is strategically important. The operations that we have in Greenland, when you look at how we protect ourselves against Russia, its location between their proximity with Europe and. Yes, I. I would think that the President is looking to get Greenland to the table to talk about how we are able to expand our cooperation there.
Clay Travis
What do you think about Cuba, Senator Blackburn? Because there's obviously a. Go ahead.
Senator Marsha Blackburn
Yeah, I've heard from some of our Tennesseans who are of Cuban descent and have relatives that are in Florida, of course. And it appears that there is a growing push in Cuba to push to move aside from the Castro era and to move more toward a democratic footprint. I think some of the younger Cubans there, it is what you're seeing, just like in Iran, it is the younger Iranians that are pushing for. For freedom, is what we are hearing. But in Cuba, yes, Cuba was largely dependent on what they were able to get from Venezuela and also from China. And of course, if China is not going to be able to take that oil from Venezuela and you have that quarantine there around Venezuela, so those ships are not going to be able to come out. There were two more that they boarded that the US Boarded today and those shipments are not going out. Then China is not going to have that as a market. Cuba is not going to be able to rely on Venezuela to prop them up economically and also with the financial market that they need.
Buck Sexton
We're talking to Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, running for governor as well. Big story that I don't think is getting enough attention. It's very positive. 1 2025, overall violent crime rates across the country have plummeted. The biggest drop maybe that we've ever seen on a percentage basis when it comes to murders, for instance. Memphis is a big part of that success story. What is the data telling us and showing us on Memphis as federal resources have been surged in a city that at times had the highest per capita murder rate in the country?
Senator Marsha Blackburn
Yes, and today marks the day 100 of the presence in Memphis of the federal law enforcement organizations and the State highway patrol in TBI. And we are coming up on 5,000 arrests. Many of these are violent, repeat offenders, murderers, rapists, aggravated assault, child molestation, robbery. And They've recovered over 800 guns that were illegal, firearms that were on the streets. You know, and getting these gang leaders, we're at like 600 gang leaders that were there in Memphis, getting them out of there. And these are violent gangs, Ms. 13, Trende, Aragua and other gangs that have had a presence there in Memphis. And it just shows you when you've got a mayor, you've got a police chief, they are working with the 20 plus federal agencies that are there. They have cut the crime rate in Memphis in half. In 100 days, the crime rate is down 50%. So it shows you what can be accomplished when the community and the leadership in that city come together and say, we're going to get in behind this. And people are being apprehended, they are jailed. They are. Their cases are being prepared. We've got Mike Donovan, the U.S. attorney there who is doing a spectacular job. The DOJ has surged. Some attorneys, ICE has attorneys that are there and they're helping to prep those cases so that we can get these cases into court and get them tried. And people that are found guilty, we can get them off the streets, locked up.
Clay Travis
Senator Blackburn, always appreciate you. Thanks for making the time today.
Senator Marsha Blackburn
You got it. Take care. Bye now.
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Travis Buck Sexton show again. Big story that began during the course of today's program that we were not anticipating, but unfortunately is not surprising given the rhetoric of the Democrat Party of late. A woman, 37 years old has been shot and killed by an ICE agent after she was in a car and accelerated her vehicle in his direction. You can watch the videos yourselves. We have shared them from the Clay and Buck account. We have shared them from our own Individual accounts. As we are talking to you, there is a growing crowd that is coming together to protest further the ICE raid. The mayor of Minneapolis told ICE to get the F out. He used the curse words and he also said self defense was bs. The governor of Minnesota, Tim Walls, has said that there will be a full investigation and that they are basically going to bring charges. Now, there is legal complexity here because this is a federal agent. There are Supremacy Clause related defenses. I think they'll bring charge charges, Buck, because it's politically advantageous to them. And they will then require the courts to get involved to toss these cases. And they'll just say that this is another example of Donald Trump taking over and using the Department of Justice to enact illegal behavior. This is what I'm telling you. I'm just sketching out the next several months, in my opinion. And they will argue that criminal behavior is not covered by the Supremacy Clause and the federal action, that he was acting outside the scope of his authority. In other words, if I were laying it out, an FBI agent who's doing a raid is protected for purposes of an FBI raid. But if he engaged in a criminal behavior that was connected to the FBI raid, arguably that would be prosecutable. Now, that's what they're going to argue. I'm just telling you where it's coming.
Clay Travis
Yeah, yeah, I know. Just think about this though, because what they're. What that means then is that they're going to have to argue that defending yourself when a car rams into you as a federal agent isn't within the scope of your employment as an armed federal agent.
Buck Sexton
I agree with you. I'm saying. No, I know you agree with me.
Clay Travis
I'm just saying their position is going to be, on its face, insane. But they'll do it. I think you're right. They'll probably do it.
Buck Sexton
I think this is an example of something that they're going to do that is politically disadvantageous, politically advantageous, that actually is destructive for the overall city. Not dissimilar, Buck, to what we saw in the aftermath of the George Floyd situation. They wanted to replicate that chaos which they saw as beneficial to them politically. Five years later.
Clay Travis
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Date: January 7, 2026
Podcast: The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
Host: iHeartPodcasts
This episode centers on the breaking news of a fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, drawing immediate comparisons to the George Floyd incident. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton dissect the circumstances of the shooting, the political responses from local officials, and the likelihood of legal actions against the federal agent involved. The hosts also discuss the broader implications for immigration enforcement, law enforcement morale, and political maneuvering, with commentary from Senator Marsha Blackburn.
Incident Recap:
Narrative & Media Context:
"They are encouraging the defamation of ICE officers day in and day out from the largest left wing media outlets in the country... Democrats have convinced their lunatic base that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is like the Gestapo."
– Buck Sexton [02:22]
Secretary Kristi Noem’s Statement:
"They were attempting to push out their vehicle and a woman attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over... Our ICE officer acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him."
– Kristi Noem (via audio clip) [04:43]
Mayor Jacob Frey’s Response:
"They are not here to cause safety... What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust. They’re ripping families apart, they’re sowing chaos... and in this case, quite literally killing people. They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense—and that is bull."
– Mayor Jacob Frey [05:47–06:21]
Clay and Buck emphasize that videos from multiple angles show the agent being struck by the vehicle before firing.
Clay remarks:
"This video looks like the woman is clearly making contact with him in the vehicle."
– Clay Travis [07:22]
Buck adds:
"If you get hit by a car, and you decide to fire, who is it among us that's going to say this guy was not in danger?"
– Buck Sexton [09:18]
The hosts suggest local leaders are leveraging the incident for political gain.
Clay argues:
"Jacob Frey is clearly looking for his George Floyd moment 2.0. He wants to find a left wing rallying point that increases his political standing."
– Clay Travis [07:44]
Suggestion that the video may prevent unchecked riots because it offers evidence supporting the self-defense claim.
Both hosts predict local prosecution of the ICE agent, regardless of the video evidence or federal protections, due to political incentives:
"Prosecutors locally, under state law, are going to charge this ICE agent with a crime. I'm just telling you it's going to happen."
– Clay Travis [12:20]
Discussion of federal officer legal immunities and likelihood of the case moving to federal court.
"Inherently, there is a right for a federal officer in the course of his duties to request a transfer to federal court. I'm sure that they will fight that as well."
– Buck Sexton [14:17]
"Democrats have incentivized their crazy base to engage in behavior like this, which makes everybody in a more dangerous situation."
– Buck Sexton [23:58]
Senator Blackburn echoes the hosts' framing:
She voices confidence that the federal government would support the ICE agent if prosecuted by the state:
"My expectation is that DHS and the administration would fully support the officer who was abiding by the law and enforcing the rule of law."
– Sen. Marsha Blackburn [26:31]
Discusses general cooperation between federal and local agencies; lack of it creates dangerous public situations, such as the one in Minneapolis.
Buck provides a preview of how the prosecution will likely play out:
"They will argue that criminal behavior is not covered by the Supremacy Clause and the federal action, that he was acting outside the scope of his authority."
– Buck Sexton [37:42]
Hosts compare the unfolding narrative to post-George Floyd unrest, suggesting some local leaders benefit from repeating past chaos for political reasons.
Emphasis that the left is seeking a "narrative" due to their lack of success on immigration issues.
Buck Sexton on political danger:
"Democrats have convinced their lunatic base that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is like the Gestapo... and they act like... we're supposed to be surprised when terrible things happen." [02:22]
Kristi Noem on ICE operations:
"These vehicle rammings are domestic acts of terrorism. We're working with the Department of Justice to prosecute them as such." [04:43]
Jacob Frey on the incident:
"What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust... in this case quite literally killing people... that is bull." [05:47–06:21]
Clay Travis on political motivation:
"Jacob Frey is clearly looking for his George Floyd moment 2.0. He wants to find a left wing rallying point that increases his political standing." [07:44]
Buck Sexton on legal reality:
"Prosecutors locally... are going to charge this ICE agent with a crime. I'm just telling you it's going to happen." [12:20]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn on what happened:
"One of the rioters decided to weaponize her vehicle and attempted to actually run over the officers... This is an act of domestic terrorism." [22:05]
Buck Sexton forecasting prosecution strategy:
"They’re going to have to argue that defending yourself when a car rams into you as a federal agent isn’t within the scope of your employment." [39:16]
This episode provides a rapid, highly opinionated breakdown of the Minneapolis ICE-involved shooting, focusing on the emerging public narrative and the intersection of law enforcement, race, and politics in America. It features audio and live analysis of official statements, sharp criticism of Democratic leadership, predictions of legal fights, and a call for federal support of police. Senator Marsha Blackburn joins to reinforce the hosts’ themes and expand on related federal law enforcement issues, solidifying the episode’s argument that the left is eroding the rule of law for political gain.