The White House clapped back at podcaster Joe Rogan after he appeared to sympathize with antiāICE protesters and compare federal officers to the Gestapo.
In a recent broadcast of The Joe Rogan Experience, the host discussed the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, remarking on how protesters have smeared Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s behavior as similar to Adolf Hitler’s Gestapo. His sympathetic take was a discussion point on Fox News, where Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin was asked about the remarks.
āJoe Roganāheās got questions about whatās happening, and itās probably echoing what many people are thinking. So letās listen to him and get your reaction,” Fox News anchor Dana Perino said on “Americaās Newsroom” on Wednesday, playing a clip of Rogan.
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“I see the perspective of the people that say, ‘Hey, there was an illegal program moving people in here to get votes, moving people in here to get congressional seats, and weāve got to change that.’ I can also see the point of view of the people that say, Yeah, but you donāt want militarized people in the streets just roaming around, snatching people up, many of which turn out to actually be U.S. citizens that just donāt have their papers on them,” the podcaster had said.
“Are we really going to be the Gestapo? Whereās your papers? Is that what weāve come to?ā he asked.
āSo I know you, and I talk a lot about communications and PR, and how would the department respond to that concern that he raised?ā Perino asked McLaughlin.
āWell, this answer is very straightforward. If Tim Walz or Mayor Frey would let us in their jails, we wouldnāt have to be there at all,” she stated.
“Currently, there are 680 criminal illegal aliens, Dana. That includes murderers, that includes rapists, child pedophilesāpeople who, whether youāre a Republican or Democrat, you would never want these people on your streets or as your neighbors,ā McLaughlin continued.
“Thatās the people who we are targeting, and we are trying to get out of Minneapolis. Because we donāt have state and local law enforcementās cooperation, we do have to have a physical presence on the ground there. And I know in the interview as wellāand what Joe Rogan just mentionedāis the rampant crime,” she added.
“We found more than nine billion dollars, and we believe thatās just the tip of the iceberg. If the state and local government would help there, if they would coordinate with the FBI, if they would coordinate with Homeland Security investigations, we would, on an expedited basis, be finding that fraud, and I think that all Americans would be better off for it. We want to give accountability; we want to give answers,” McLaughlin contended.
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