Rachel Maddow
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Cowards.
Cowards.
They made this San Diego street corner look like they were in a war zone because they were so completely unprepared and untrained and flummoxed by all of the neighbors and passers-by understandably yelling at them and telling them to leave people alone.
They made this San Diego street corner look like they were in a war zone because they were so completely unprepared and untrained and flummoxed by all of the neighbors and passers-by understandably yelling at them and telling them to leave people alone.
They were so scared and so unprepared and so untrained for this completely predictable situation that they set off multiple, what appeared to be these flashbang smoke grenades against the random neighbors in San Diego, against the people on the street who were outraged by what they had done, who were demanding that they identify themselves for one, and that for two, they get out.
They were so scared and so unprepared and so untrained for this completely predictable situation that they set off multiple, what appeared to be these flashbang smoke grenades against the random neighbors in San Diego, against the people on the street who were outraged by what they had done, who were demanding that they identify themselves for one, and that for two, they get out.
This kind of thing, seriously, this is not a sign of strength. This is not a show of force. This is a show of weakness and cluelessness. These guys talked themselves into the idea that the country would be so excited to see them be really performatively cruel to immigrants, right? They thought this would be a great political advantage for them.
This kind of thing, seriously, this is not a sign of strength. This is not a show of force. This is a show of weakness and cluelessness. These guys talked themselves into the idea that the country would be so excited to see them be really performatively cruel to immigrants, right? They thought this would be a great political advantage for them.
We will perform feats of military-like strength, going after immigrants and humiliating them and debasing them and abusing them for public consumption, and that will build our political capital. That's what they thought. Turns out everywhere they try it, everyone in America hates it. Everyone hates what they're doing. This weekend, the restaurant opened back up.
We will perform feats of military-like strength, going after immigrants and humiliating them and debasing them and abusing them for public consumption, and that will build our political capital. That's what they thought. Turns out everywhere they try it, everyone in America hates it. Everyone hates what they're doing. This weekend, the restaurant opened back up.
They said they were going to support their employees every way they could, and they're working on trying to get them back. Local residents have now formed an organization to try to help. The restaurant is dealing with just an outpouring of local support as they try to figure out what they're going to do. One local GoFundMe was set up for the families of the people who were taken away.
They said they were going to support their employees every way they could, and they're working on trying to get them back. Local residents have now formed an organization to try to help. The restaurant is dealing with just an outpouring of local support as they try to figure out what they're going to do. One local GoFundMe was set up for the families of the people who were taken away.
They set the goal at that GoFundMe for raising $60,000 for the families. I checked it an hour or so ago, and it was already up over $88,000 raised. San Diego mayor is demanding answers. The local Democratic congressman, Scott Peters, is demanding answers as well. This was Tallahassee, Florida on Friday.
They set the goal at that GoFundMe for raising $60,000 for the families. I checked it an hour or so ago, and it was already up over $88,000 raised. San Diego mayor is demanding answers. The local Democratic congressman, Scott Peters, is demanding answers as well. This was Tallahassee, Florida on Friday.
A spontaneous reaction, basically hundreds of people protesting and saying no after they raided a construction site and arrested dozens of people the day before in Tallahassee. This was Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Local folks outraged and intervening and demanding answers as some random local guy was arrested while he was at work.
A spontaneous reaction, basically hundreds of people protesting and saying no after they raided a construction site and arrested dozens of people the day before in Tallahassee. This was Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Local folks outraged and intervening and demanding answers as some random local guy was arrested while he was at work.
The federal agents said they were looking for a dangerous drunk driver. Locals say this local guy doesn't drive, doesn't have a car. Trump's agents refusing to identify themselves, refusing to show their faces, getting screamed at and having no answers. As local people in Great Barrington, Mass. objected and screamed at them and demanded answers. They had no idea what to say.
The federal agents said they were looking for a dangerous drunk driver. Locals say this local guy doesn't drive, doesn't have a car. Trump's agents refusing to identify themselves, refusing to show their faces, getting screamed at and having no answers. As local people in Great Barrington, Mass. objected and screamed at them and demanded answers. They had no idea what to say.
This was last week in San Francisco. People, again, spontaneously protesting and turning up after Trump's agents showed up and started arresting people who had turned up for their court dates. This was Phoenix last week in Arizona.
This was last week in San Francisco. People, again, spontaneously protesting and turning up after Trump's agents showed up and started arresting people who had turned up for their court dates. This was Phoenix last week in Arizona.