In an absolutely horrible incident caught on tape during the “No Kings” rally in Chicago, a man at the rally was caught on camera calling for federal immigration agents to face violent attacks from other leftists, a series of comments that quickly led to calls on social media for the man at issue to be fired and investigated.
For reference, the “No Kings” rallies that occurred across America over the course of October 18th were the second such rally. The first of which rally by the same name occurred on June 14. Both were attempts to frame President Donald Trump as a tyrannical king in need of being stopped by protesters, an absurd claim, but one that brought out a large turnout from the left.
One of the larger rallies on October 18 occurred in the sanctuary city of Chicago, a city that has faced stern actions from the Trump Administration over its seemingly pro-illegal immigration stance and its very soft on crime policies. Trump has poured troops and federal agents into Chicago to deal with both problems.
And all of that combined to present the awful spectacle of a “No Kings” protester giving what appeared to be a spontaneous speech about attacking ICE agents, with a video posted to social media by GrayStak Media CEO Christopher Sweat showing the protester demanding that leftists open fire on ICE agents.
In that clip, the protester can be heard saying, “You gotta grab a gun, we gotta turn around the guns on this fascist system.” Continuing, the protester can be heard declaring, sickeningly, “These ICE agents gotta get shot and wiped out. The same machinery that’s on full display right there has to get wiped out.”
Predictably, that led to massive outrage on X, particularly when the man who made the speech was identified as a university faculty member. The Libs of TikTok X account said, for example, “BREAKING: The Chicago protester who called to shoot ICE agents has been identified as a staff member at the Wilbur Wright College in @ChiCityColleges Credit to @AshFarms for tracking him down. Why is @ChiCityColleges employing violent lunatics who call for m*rder??”
Responding to that in a quote tweet, Rep. Mary Miller, a Republican from Illinois, called on the Justice Department to investigate the man. She said, “Sickening. A staff member at Wilbur Wright College is calling for ICE agents to get ‘shot’ and ‘wiped out.’ This is a criminal threat that should be investigated. Cc: @TheJusticeDept”
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Commenters on Rep. Miller’s post demanded action actually be taken, rather than words simply be spoken, saying things like “Arrest him. Make a legal example out of him. Then start arresting Democrat politicians who’ve been inciting violence” and “Can you guys actually investigate people instead of talking about investigating people.”
Also chiming in was TPUSA’s Andrew Kolvet, who said, “The silver lining is that No Kings flushed out many violent leftists who couldn’t help but expose themselves publicly. Their egos and morbid glee got the better of them. These dark souls will now enjoy a well deserved visit from law enforcement for inciting political violence.”
Watch the incident here:
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video