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Internet erupts — divided reactions
Trump’s comments triggered an immediate backlash online.
”You are a horrible disgusting disgrace to humanity,” one user wrote.
”He believes that people no longer believe what they see with their own eyes- only his,” a third person said. ”It is a cult.”
Yet others voiced support for the president and the ICE agent involved.
”When law enforcement tells you to stop repeatedly you STOP,” one person commented. ”This isn’t new, we learn this in elementary school. This kind of s— doesn’t need to happen.”
Another wrote, ”Glad to see the ICE Officer survived. Great training. Thank you ICE Officer, please recover quickly. GO MAGA!”
Homeland Security backs ICE agent
The Department of Homeland Security echoed Trump’s assessment, releasing a statement defending the ICE agent’s actions.
”Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.
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