I’m so old that I can remember when Democrats believed that charging a federal facility and assaulting law enforcement officials qualified as an “insurrection.” Bad times, bad times …
Now suddenly, it comes down to the definition of “storming.” Er …
BREAKING: Multiple Democrat members of Congress—and the Democrat Mayor of Newark—have been arrested for criminal trespassing at the ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey.
Sure looks like an insurrection.
Maybe even assault on a federal officer.pic.twitter.com/JeVBPfgti0— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) May 9, 2025
Axios reports that House Democrats broke into the ICE facility, touched off a fight with federal law enforcement officers, and got themselves arrested along with Newark mayor Ras Baraka:
The Department of Homeland Security is alleging the lawmakers “stormed” the facility, a characterization the lawmakers’ offices are disputing.
- Footage of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest obtained by Axios shows a clash between law enforcement and a group of demonstrators including Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) and LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.).
The Democrats claimed that they were just…
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