Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is calling for Democratic lawmakers to be \u201cheld accountable\u201d for their inflammatory anti-ICE rhetoric, following a series of ambush-style attacks targeting federal immigration officers in recent days.<\/p>\n
Appearing on Fox News, Mullin addressed the growing violence against ICE and other federal law enforcement agencies\u2014just hours after the Department of Justice announced charges against 11 individuals tied to a highly coordinated ambush on an ICE facility in North Texas.<\/p>\n
Host Dana Perino noted a staggering rise in attacks on federal law enforcement officers compared to the same time last year, with incidents jumping from 10 to 79\u2014a 690 percent increase. \u201cHow do you see it?\u201d Perino asked the senator.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, Dana, it\u2019s not surprising. When you have the Democrats that are out there constantly villainizing the ICE agents, actually leading the charge towards obstruction and getting in their way and not treating them with respect as true law enforcement. This is going to continue to happen,\u201d Mullin replied.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the most damning thing about this, Dana, is this absolutely silence from the Democrat Party. If this was any other time, you\u2019d have every Democrat out there saying that we need gun control, and that\u2019d be the first place they ran to. Now they\u2019re not saying a word about it,\u201d Mullin continued. \u201cAt the same time, President Trump is trying to install law and order back in these blue states, in these blue cities, where these criminals are running rampant.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mullin pointed to the July Fourth attack on a Texas ICE facility, where a group of far-left extremists armed with rifles launched fireworks and spray-painted graffiti in an attempt to lure federal agents outside with the intent to kill. When local police responded to reports of an armed individual near the facility, they were immediately met with gunfire from a militant hiding in a wooded area nearby.<\/p>\n
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