Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who is financially backed in his election campaigns by controversial leftist billionaire George Soros, vowed to “hunt down” ICE agents like Nazis during a City Hall event supporting “ICE OUT” legislation limiting federal operations in the city.
Building on this shocking statement, he called agents “wannabe Nazis” and threatened reprisals, even post-Trump. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal echoed warnings. Backlash included White House citing assault surges on ICE, GOP lawmakers calling it obstruction threats, and condemnations from Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. John Fetterman.
Kicking off his absurd comments, delivered during a morning event outside Philadelphia’s beautiful and impressive City Hall, with a slew of horrific insults directed toward ICE agents, Larry Krasner claimed, “This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis. That’s what they are.”
Still not done, the DA doubled down on his radical rhetoric. “In a country of 350 million, we outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice,” the unhinged official claimed
This wasn’t the first time he has made such horrid comments. In comments which went viral earlier this month, the same official went on an absurd rant where he seemingly threatened DHS agents, saying, “Any ICE agent [that] is going to come to Philly to commit crimes” should “get the ‘eff’ out of here.”
Likewise, Rochelle Bilal, the Philadelphia County Sheriff, echoing his comments, claimed ICE officers are “fake, wannabe law enforcement” and “You don’t want this smoke, ’cause we will bring it to you,” in equally unhinged remarks about federal immigration agents.
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Fighting back against this dangerous rhetoric by noting the horrific level of violence that ICE agents are facing at the hands of the radical left, Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, declared, “ICE officers are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults because of dangerous, untrue smears by elected Democrats.”
“Just the other day, an officer had his finger bitten off by a radical left-wing rioter,” she noted, “ICE officers act heroically to enforce the law and protect American communities. Anyone pointing the finger at law enforcement officers instead of the criminals is simply doing the bidding of criminal illegal aliens.”
Offering another view, State Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-Allentown) noted, “The district attorney and sheriff know they can’t interfere, and they won’t interfere with federal law enforcement. If they do obstruct federal law enforcement efforts, the Pennsylvania Senate will be the least of their worries.”
Similarly, House Minority Leader Jesse Topper (R-McConnellsburg) described these heinous comments as “not just hypocritical [but] outright laughable. Instead of focusing on scoring political points and further dividing our nation, those seeking to obstruct federal law enforcement should instead focus their time and resources on keeping their communities secure.”
Not content with the Philadelphia County Sheriff’s absurd remarks, the office alleged, “Any individual can be arrested for violating state law in the City of Philadelphia. Senator Mastriano and Senator Coleman do not decide who gets arrested in Philadelphia.”
Even other Democrats, such as Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), condemned the over-the-top rhetoric. “That’s gross, and I absolutely condemn that. Absolutely. Do not compare anyone to Nazis. Don’t use that kind of rhetoric… Members of ICE are not Nazis,” he responded.