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NRCC: MAMDANI OF THE WEST - PEREZ DONORS BEHIND SEATTLE SOCIALIST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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MAMDANI OF THE WEST: PEREZ DONORS BEHIND SEATTLE SOCIALIST
The mask is off: Katie Wilson, the Zohran Mamdani of the West and now Seattle's Mayor-elect, rode into office bankrolled by the same radical "defund the police" group that served as Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's top financial backer.
It's a full-blown endorsement of the radical left's crusade to defund police, hike taxes, and bulldoze public safety across Washington communities.
Perez can pretend she's different, but if you cash socialist
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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MAMDANI OF THE WEST: PEREZ DONORS BEHIND SEATTLE SOCIALIST
The mask is off: Katie Wilson, the Zohran Mamdani of the West and now Seattle's Mayor-elect, rode into office bankrolled by the same radical "defund the police" group that served as Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's top financial backer.
It's a full-blown endorsement of the radical left's crusade to defund police, hike taxes, and bulldoze public safety across Washington communities.
Perez can pretend she's different, but if you cash socialistchecks, you advance socialist policies. And from day one in Congress, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has voted like just another socialist.
"Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is being propped up by the same radical defund-the-police machine that just installed the 'Mamdani of the West,' Katie Wilson. Democrats are getting steamrolled by their far-left socialist base, and Perez is rubber-stamping the takeover." - NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2025/11/14/mamdani-of-the-west-perez-donors-behind-seattle-socialist/
N.C. Democratic Party: Michael Whatley Complicit In Covering Up The Epstein Files
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2025:
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Michael Whatley Complicit In Covering Up The Epstein Files
As the U.S. House releases new emails and files from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, Michael Whatley continues to be complicit in covering up the Epstein files.
Whatley was the Chair of the RNC when Attorney General Pam Bondi promised to release a client list that was sitting on her desk but later claimed no such list existed. Shortly after, Whatley downplayed the files as a tactic "to try and change the narrative" in
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2025:
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Michael Whatley Complicit In Covering Up The Epstein Files
As the U.S. House releases new emails and files from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, Michael Whatley continues to be complicit in covering up the Epstein files.
Whatley was the Chair of the RNC when Attorney General Pam Bondi promised to release a client list that was sitting on her desk but later claimed no such list existed. Shortly after, Whatley downplayed the files as a tactic "to try and change the narrative" inan interview on the Howie Carr Show:
Howie Carr [27:58]: "Yeah, you know, they're trying to make a big deal out of Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein, and you know, the Wall Street Journal, of course, is leading the way. But, I mean, don't you think the Democrats are just trying to distract from these revelations that Tulsi Gabbard has been putting out this week about just what a conspiracy it really was to create this Russian collusion hoax back in 2016, 2017?"
Michael Whatley [28:26]: "Yeah, there's no question about it, the Democrats have just taken a hard pivot from Russia, Russia, Russia to Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, you know, and they're trying to do anything they can to try and change the narrative. But the fact is, the President is continuing to, you know, deliver every single day for the American people...
Now, amid the release of new emails and files, Whatley hasn't said a word. North Carolinians deserve to know: What does Whatley know and how long has he known it?
"Michael Whatley has been complicit in helping his fellow DC insiders cover up the Epstein files, and he owes North Carolinians an explanation - what exactly does he know and how long has he known it?" said North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton. "Regardless of whether he finally fesses up, let's be clear - Whatley helping hide the truth in this cover up is disgusting and disqualifying."
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/michael-whatley-complicit-in-covering-up-the-epstein-files/
Mich. Democratic Party: Mike Duggan's Aggressive Union-Busting Against Nurses Exposed In Shocking Report
LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Mike Duggan's Aggressive Union-Busting Against Nurses Exposed In Shocking Report
A shocking new report from Michigan Advance has brought to light the vicious and aggressive union-busting and other anti-labor tactics against nurses and medical lab workers that took place under Mike Duggan when he led the Detroit Medical Center.
The report (https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/13/union-battles-at-detroit-medical-center-may-shadow-duggans-2026-bid-for-michigan-governor/) stated: "Several former
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LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Mike Duggan's Aggressive Union-Busting Against Nurses Exposed In Shocking Report
A shocking new report from Michigan Advance has brought to light the vicious and aggressive union-busting and other anti-labor tactics against nurses and medical lab workers that took place under Mike Duggan when he led the Detroit Medical Center.
The report (https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/13/union-battles-at-detroit-medical-center-may-shadow-duggans-2026-bid-for-michigan-governor/) stated: "Several formeremployees or those working with them on the effort told the Advance that Duggan's administration at the hospital system suppressed organizing activity through surveillance, retaliation, interrogations, banning pro-union literature, and attempts to reclassify nurses as supervisors to disqualify them from the union vote."
The Michigan Advance continued that the nurses "were primarily concerned about unsafe staffing ratios that affected patient care and the quality of their own work," with one now-retired nurse explaining how they "were brought up on disciplinary charges for what she claimed were insignificant things; solely as an attempt to quell the effort or harass union-curious nurses."
The report added that Steve Hicks, president of Teamsters Local 283, said "Duggan's relationship with the local was fraught, especially when it came to equalizing the pay for a Black lab assistant who was making less than her peers," with Hicks saying, "People who were African American that worked a long time were making low wages."
Public pressure, including an open letter signed by more than 30 Detroit area faith leaders, did not move Duggan in his fight against the nurses.
The new report comes as Duggan's campaign has received the support of prominent Republicans and Trump megadonors, including former Michigan Republican Party Chair and Trump ally Ron Weiser and top aides to anti-worker Republican Rick Snyder, who passed Right to Work laws
In response to the shocking union-busting that took place under Duggan, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement:
"The egregious union-busting, worker intimidation, and pay discrimination that took place under Mike Duggan is shameful and disgraceful. When nurses, lab assistants, and other hospital workers fought for safer working conditions and better pay, Duggan and his administration did everything they could--including surveilling, retaliating, and intimidating--to silence and hurt workers.
"As Donald Trump and Republicans prioritize tax cuts for billionaires while screwing over working families, it's more important than ever that Michiganders have a governor who can be trusted to stand up for our workers and their rights--and that is not Mike Duggan."
Read more below on Duggan's vicious union-busting tactics:
Michigan Advance: Union battles at Detroit Medical Center may shadow Duggan's 2026 bid for Michigan governor
* Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has positioned himself as a friend of labor as he seeks the office of governor in 2026, but his past dealings with unions when he headed up the Detroit Medical Center shows he had fraught relationships with workers attempting to organize and seeking equal pay.
* Among them: Nurses who worked at the medical center and tried to organize a new bargaining unit against pushback from Duggan's administration; and Teamsters representing medical lab workers, who waged legal battles against Duggan to equalize pay rates for women and minorities during contract negotiations.
* Michigan Advance looked at Duggan's history with the hospital system, which began in 2004 and ended in 2012. That included reviewing archived news articles and statements from the Michigan Nurses Association, which the Detroit nurses attempted to join. The Advance also interviewed nurses, their advocates and other union members who say Duggan's efforts blocked health system nurses from forming a new bargaining unit.
* Michigan Advance also attempted to interview Duggan for this story. His campaign did not make him available.
* Several former employees or those working with them on the effort told the Advance that Duggan's administration at the hospital system suppressed organizing activity through surveillance, retaliation, interrogations, banning pro-union literature, and attempts to reclassify nurses as supervisors to disqualify them from the union vote.
* The nurses in 2007 said they were primarily concerned about unsafe staffing ratios that affected patient care and the quality of their own work at the Detroit Medical Center. Some reached out to Duggan's administration in hopes management would address the issue, including now retired nurse Pat Cason-Merenda.
* She said Duggan and his administration would not listen to them, so they started making moves to join the Michigan Nurses Association. That led to a wave of anti-union posturing from the hospital system, and complaints to the National Labor Relations Board.
* Archived stories in the now-defunct Michigan Citizen, a weekly, Black-owned progressive newspaper in Detroit, reported that nurses testified that employees suspected of organizing were subject to intimidation and disciplinary action, including being written up for handing out organizing materials or interrogated about organizing activity.
* Merenda said some nurses leading the drive were brought up on disciplinary charges for what she claimed were insignificant things; solely as an attempt to quell the effort or harass union-curious nurses.
* Copies of some of the flyers nurses said the medical center used to deter them from organizing were also obtained by the Advance. One with a DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan letterhead asked nurses to "know your facts" about "daily life under a contract." It warned that last minute requests for time off due to family needs or schedule changes could be compromised, and predicted mandated overtime and seniority job bidding quirks.
* Tova Perlmutter, the former executive director of the Detroit-based Sugar Law Center, which focuses on workers' rights for nonunionized people, confirmed for the Advance that the law center was contacted to help battle those counter measures and put public pressure on Duggan and the medical center to let the nurses organize without interference.
* Part of that work involved showing up to the hospital to demand meetings with members of the administration or their board of trustees in hopes they could work out the differences and foster an environment that would help a would-be nurses' union flourish. They were often denied meetings, Perlmutter said, with hospital administrators, Duggan or board members.
* "I remember leaving with a sense of real frustration and that I was seeing how stonewalling could be really effective for corporations in ignoring community demand," Perlmutter said.
* Perlmutter and the Sugar Law Center distributed an open letter, signed by more than 30 Detroit area faith letters, to Duggan and the hospital system's board asking them to respect the nurses' wishes to build a union and to sign a fair election agreement.
* Perlmutter also corroborated Merenda's claim that one of the nurses leading the charge was disciplined and silenced on unrelated workplace conduct allegations, and said that one of the group's immediate demands was to be present during the disciplinary hearings, but were again denied.
* A settlement was finally reached between the Detroit Medical Center and the Michigan Nurses Association in 2008, which gave the nurses the greenlight to begin forming a union. A copy of the settlement, which was not made public, was reviewed by the Advance. The settlement confirmed many of the allegations made by nurses during that time.
* Prior to that settlement, the national labor board, in an unrelated ruling, declared that supervising charge nurses could not be considered members of a non-supervisory nurses' bargaining unit. Perlmutter said that some hospitals around the nation took that as an avenue to make anyone who was eligible to be a charge nurse a supervisor as a way to thin the herd of potential bargaining members.
* Marenda said that the medical center employed that strategy as a way to turn the nurses against one another as they sought to organize. The move also prevented the two sides from reaching a fair election agreement in 2007.
* It wasn't just the nurses who had issues with Duggan. Teamsters Local 283 represents the Detroit Medical Center's lab assistants, and continued to fight against the health system over its contracts after Duggan left. Steve Hicks, president of Teamsters Local 283, said Duggan's relationship with the local was fraught, especially when it came to equalizing the pay for a Black lab assistant who was making less than her peers.
* "People who were African American that worked a long time were making low wages," Hicks said. "They were hiring white women in for like, $4 and $5 more an hour. We had 200 lab assistants, all of who were making different amounts of money. [Duggan] said he would never equalize the pay."
* Hicks said it took the Teamsters three contracts to eventually do that, but it was not without struggle from Duggan, who again was reluctant to do so.
* That included Hicks who told the Advance that he didn't believe - then or now - that Duggan aligned with basic Democratic Party values that would make party fixtures, especially those in the labor movement, want to vote for him.
* John Armelagos, who was the president of the Michigan Nurses Association during Duggan's time at Detroit Medical Center, said the same.
* "I don't know how any bona fide trade unionist could support Mike Duggan for any office in lieu of the vicious anti-union campaign that was conducted at DMC while he was CEO," Armelagos said.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/new-mike-duggans-aggressive-union-busting-against-nurses-exposed-in-shocking-report/
ICYMI: Trump Continues To Light His Pants On Fire About Sky-high Prices
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025:
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ICYMI: Trump Continues To Light His Pants On Fire About Sky-high Prices
Donald Trump can't stop lying about his record on affordability. On Monday, the White House issued a press release citing new DoorDash data to claim that Trump had "tamed" inflation. But in reality, DoorDash's own data reveals that prices are rising.
Last week, Trump pushed another false claim when he said that Walmart's Thanksgiving meal basket this year is "25% cheaper" than the 2024 version. But a closer
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025:
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ICYMI: Trump Continues To Light His Pants On Fire About Sky-high Prices
Donald Trump can't stop lying about his record on affordability. On Monday, the White House issued a press release citing new DoorDash data to claim that Trump had "tamed" inflation. But in reality, DoorDash's own data reveals that prices are rising.
Last week, Trump pushed another false claim when he said that Walmart's Thanksgiving meal basket this year is "25% cheaper" than the 2024 version. But a closerinspection reveals that this year's basket contains significantly fewer items. Americans are paying more for less under Trump's economy, and they are sick of Trump's lies.
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"While working families struggle to make ends meet, Trump continues to spew lies about his disastrous economy. It's no wonder Trump has to lie through his teeth -- there's no way to defend an economy wrought with rising inflation and mass layoffs. Everyday Americans are reeling from financial strain under Trump's economy -- the least he could do is acknowledge the pain working families are experiencing. But he'd rather ignore their concerns, falsely declare victory on 'the greatest economy in history,' and focus on building his gilded ballroom."
Trump has wrecked the economy. Maybe that's why he's focusing instead on his self-proclaimed "greatest strength" -- building his gilded ballroom. Last month saw the highest number of job cuts for any October in over two decades, and consumer sentiment fell for the fourth consecutive month, sinking to its second-lowest level on record. It's no wonder polling shows that nearly two-thirds of voters think Trump has worsened the economy, and 72% indicated that the economy is in poor shape.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/icymi-trump-continues-to-light-his-pants-on-fire-about-sky-high-prices/
DNC: WI Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tiffany Suggests Young Americans Should Get "Barebones" Health Insurance
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025:
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WI Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tiffany Suggests Young Americans Should Get "Barebones" Health Insurance
Yesterday, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin, Tom Tiffany, suggested that young Wisconsinites get "barebones" health insurance.
Tiffany's comments come on the heels of his vote for a government funding bill that does not extend critical ACA health care credits that over 270,000 Wisconsinites rely on. Thanks to Donald Trump and his Republican allies on
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025:
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WI Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tiffany Suggests Young Americans Should Get "Barebones" Health Insurance
Yesterday, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin, Tom Tiffany, suggested that young Wisconsinites get "barebones" health insurance.
Tiffany's comments come on the heels of his vote for a government funding bill that does not extend critical ACA health care credits that over 270,000 Wisconsinites rely on. Thanks to Donald Trump and his Republican allies onCapitol Hill, families' health insurance premiums are set to double or even triple next year.
Tiffany also voted for Trump's Big Ugly Bill, which kicks 110,000 Wisconsin families off their health insurance entirely and puts three rural hospitals at risk of closure.
In response, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement:
"Donald Trump has created a health care crisis in Wisconsin, and Tom Tiffany has rubberstamped Trump's actions every step of the way. Tom Tiffany couldn't care less if Wisconsin families can afford their health insurance -- or if they have insurance at all. Tell a kid with cancer that they deserve 'barebones' insurance. Tiffany's comments are indefensible. While Republicans continue to make health insurance more expensive and unattainable, Democrats are fighting to lower costs for Wisconsin families and save their health care."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/watch-wi-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-tom-tiffany-suggests-young-americans-should-get-barebones-health-insurance/
DNC: Van Epps and Trump Are Worried About TN-07 Special Election After Last Week's Blue Wave
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025:
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Van Epps and Trump Are Worried About TN-07 Special Election After Last Week's Blue Wave
Van Epps says that there is "no policy" of Donald Trump's that he disagrees with
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Today, after the Matt Van Epps campaign admitted they are concerned about their prospects following Democrats' historic Blue Wave last Tuesday, when Democrats won and overperformed up and down the ballot, Donald Trump announced he would hold a tele-rally in Tennessee this evening in this Trump +22 district.
Republicans
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025:
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Van Epps and Trump Are Worried About TN-07 Special Election After Last Week's Blue Wave
Van Epps says that there is "no policy" of Donald Trump's that he disagrees with
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Today, after the Matt Van Epps campaign admitted they are concerned about their prospects following Democrats' historic Blue Wave last Tuesday, when Democrats won and overperformed up and down the ballot, Donald Trump announced he would hold a tele-rally in Tennessee this evening in this Trump +22 district.
Republicansare worried about this race because voters are angry about Trump's toxic agenda, including his Big Ugly Bill and ACA premium price hikes that have created a health care crisis in Tennessee and across the country and raised costs for working families. In addition to Trump's last-minute rally, the RNC announced today that they are pouring six figures into this race, which would normally not be competitive.
FACT: Van Epps said, "I would have voted for and supported the One Big, Beautiful Bill." He also said, "We are moving in a great direction."
FACT: Trump's Big Ugly Bill kicks 210,000 Tennesseans off their health insurance.
FACT: Trump's Big Ugly Bill also puts nine rural hospitals on the brink of closure.
FACT: Unlike her opponent, Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn is running a campaign that is laser-focused on protecting health care, reversing Trump's cuts to Medicaid, and lowering costs for Tennessee families, including eliminating the state's grocery tax.
In response, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement:
"Republicans are panicking -- and they should be. Donald Trump and Matt Van Epps are concerned that voters are about to hold them accountable on Election Day for their toxic agenda that kicks over 200,000 Tennesseans off their health insurance and raises costs for families. Van Epps is Trump's hand-picked candidate in an overwhelmingly Republican district, and he's still in the fight of his life. Tennessee families deserve a champion like Aftyn Behn, who will lower their health care and grocery costs, vote to release the Epstein files, and stand up to Trump and his acolytes like Van Epps. The DNC will continue fighting like hell to support Rep. Behn's campaign and ensure Tennesseans have a leader who will fight for them, and not someone like Van Epps who will only fight for Trump."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/van-epps-and-trump-are-worried-about-tn-07-special-election-after-last-weeks-blue-wave/
Correcting Josh Stein's Shameful Lies About Federal Law Enforcement
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 15 -- The North Carolina Republican Party posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025:
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Correcting Josh Stein's Shameful Lies About Federal Law Enforcement
Earlier this week, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein told multiple lies about the efforts of federal law enforcement to combat violent illegal immigrants in our country.
Lie #1: Stein says American citizens are being detained
FACT: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the facts about a man in Arizona who turned himself in to Border Patrol and told agents he entered the U.S. illegally.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 15 -- The North Carolina Republican Party posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025:
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Correcting Josh Stein's Shameful Lies About Federal Law Enforcement
Earlier this week, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein told multiple lies about the efforts of federal law enforcement to combat violent illegal immigrants in our country.
Lie #1: Stein says American citizens are being detained
FACT: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the facts about a man in Arizona who turned himself in to Border Patrol and told agents he entered the U.S. illegally.He completed a sworn statement identifying as a Mexican citizen who had entered unlawfully. He was processed and appeared in court on April 11. Afterwards, he was held by the U.S. Marshals in Florence, Arizona. A few days later, his family presented documents showing U.S. citizenship. The charges were dismissed, and he was released to his family.
Lie #2: Stein says senior citizens are being assaulted
FACT: DHS debunked these outlandish claims made by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (the NC Democrat Socialists' large attraction earlier this year) during Operation Midway Blitz. During the targeted operation, more than 1,000 illegal aliens were arrested.
Lie #3: Stein says ICE is 'going after' peaceful protestors
FACT: Following a terrorist attack at a Dallas ICE facility in September, over 200 rioters blocked access to one of the gates in front of an Illinois processing center and another 30 have swarmed another gate and are attempting to forcibly and illegally trespass on federal property, according to DHS. These rioters arrived with boxes of fireworks, N-95 masks, gas masks, goggles, knee and elbow protection, and large quantities of food and water. These lawless rioters began chanting "Arrest ICE, Shoot ICE" and one of the rioters was apprehended with a gun and it was confiscated by law enforcement.
Lie #4: Stein says federal law enforcement officers are wearing masks and not using identification
FACT: ICE law enforcement officers will wear masks to prevent doxxing, which can (and has) placed them and their families at risk. All ICE law enforcement officers carry badges and credentials and will identify themselves when required for public safety or legal necessity. Following a more than 1,000% increase in assaults against them, including vehicles being used as weapons towards them, law enforcement officers conduct operations clearly identifying themselves as law enforcement while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13, criminal rings, murderers, and rapists. Officers also wear vests marked with ICE/ERO or Homeland Security and are flanked by vehicles marked with the name of the department.
BOTTOM LINE: Stein is sowing chaos and fear about legitimate law enforcement operations targeting violent criminal illegals and drug traffickers. As North Carolina's so-called "top cop" for eight years, he failed to reduce violent crime in our state, and as governor, he has seen homicide rates skyrocket on his watch. Governor Stein must stop lying about the heroic men and women who work every day to make cities and communities safer across our country.
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Original text here: https://www.nc.gop/correcting_josh_stein_s_shameful_lies_about_federal_law_enforcement
