Democrats Condemn ICE, While Funding Themselves
The Hill breathlessly reports 'Democrats condemn horrifying ICE shooting in Minneapolis,' highlighting their sudden aversion to an agency whose budget they routinely approve. (One might wonder where this 'horrifying' sentiment was during the countless deportations and family separations prior.) This performative outrage conveniently sidesteps the decades of bipartisan support for ICE's existence
and expansion. It's a classic political punt – condemn the symptom while ignoring the systemic funding mechanisms that allowed the issue to fester. Real change would involve defunding, not just 'condemning.'