JD Vance
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I want to show some support for these guys who, frankly...
are operating in a very, very tough environment.
I heard a lot of stories today about that that I think drives home just how chaotic the environment on the ground here has already gotten.
For example, did you know that within the last, I think, week or so, maybe even more recently than that, you had a couple of ICE officers
who were off-duty, who had been doxxed online, who were sitting and having a meal at a restaurant in Minneapolis when a bunch of agitators showed up, locked the door, made them feel like they were in danger for their lives, and then of course it was federal law enforcement officers who had to come up, lower the temperature on the situation, and actually get those two off-duty officers to avoid safety.
If you can't even go to a restaurant without some.
How dare you hurt my feelings, my feelings.
But also by some of the state and local law enforcement officials who could do a much better job in cooperating and working.
And by the way, I'm not talking about the cops who these guys on the ground.
The cops are very sympathetic to what they're dealing with.
...elected law enforcement officials who could do a lot better job in making their lives a little bit easier, and in the process, they would make the lives of all Minneapolis residents easier, and that's what we want.
We want to be able to enforce the immigration laws on the one hand, while on the other hand, we want to make sure that people in Minneapolis are able to go about their day.
And I want to say just one last point on this.
I heard from a business leader today who told me a very tough story.
And I think so much of what's gone wrong in Minneapolis is people not trying to understand the perspective of somebody else.
Try to understand what somebody else is experiencing, whether they're a law enforcement officer or anybody in the community here in Minneapolis.
So they told me a story about this manufacturing facility.