A.G. Gancarski
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been painted as public enemy No. 1 by opponents of the Donald Trump administration’s aggressive approach to illegal immigration.
But Florida’s senior Senator suggests those agents need protection of their own.
“We have ICE agents getting hurt, all right? The federal government has the ability, has the right, to defend the federal agents,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said on CNBC “Squawk Box.”
Scott was reacting to the events in Los Angeles over the weekend, where protesters representing a coalition of entities have confronted ICE agents, local police and other law enforcement, and have defaced property and immolated a few Waymo taxis, among other acts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has suggested sending in U.S. Marines, and members of the National Guard have already been mobilized to quell the demonstrations.
Scott also said Democratic leaders in the Golden State aren’t protecting residents.
“I don’t understand why the Mayor and the Governor don’t care about the safety of their citizens,” he added.
“Democrats have all been okay with criminals and terrorists and narco-traffickers coming across our border. That was okay. Like, who are you representing? I want my family to be safe. I love my friends and my family. I want them to be safe. I don’t want these people in my neighborhood. And that’s what’s going on.”
Before the segment moved on to other topics, the Naples Republican noted that his mother would have been “furious” with him had he partaken in similar demonstrations.
8 comments
Wendy
June 9, 2025 at 9:13 am
It’s not a right, it’s an obligation. We aren’t going to put up with this Third World crap anymore. Criminal aliens will be arrested
and deported. Their loser leftist citizen enablers will be held criminally liable.
KJP
June 9, 2025 at 9:22 am
Of course the Fed should support these people. Newsom and Karen DumBass are catering to the illegals. What is wrong with Kalifornia politicians?
FLPatriot
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 am
THIS is why we have the 2nd Amendment. We the People, Time to use it.
ScienceBLVR
June 9, 2025 at 9:35 am
Perhaps Rick has forgotten what can happen when you set the National Guard against protesters in America 1970
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming
We’re finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
Four de@d in Ohio – How can you run when you know….
Larry Gillis, Director-at-Large, Libertarian Party of Florida
June 9, 2025 at 10:07 am
NO PREEMPTIVE STRIKE BY THE FEDS, SENATOR
Let the locals take care of this, Senator. Your instinctive reliance on federal muscle is disturbing, to say the least.
BTW, whatever happened to the “limited government” Republican who joined the GOP so long ago, the one you used to be?
MH/Duuuval
June 9, 2025 at 12:11 pm
Trump promised to go after criminal elements among the unwashed, but instead has instituted quotas that have resulted in the chaos of late.
The supreme irony here is that Trump claims to be opposed to quotas.
I wonder how the men and women in blue or camo are feeling about arresting folks to fulfill daily and weekly quotas? That can’t be good psychologically for any law enforcement officer who takes their oath seriously.
Bill
June 10, 2025 at 8:00 am
Interestingly, they’re setting up Newsom as the face of the resistance which will probably play well for him in 2028. I love unintended consequences.
Victoria Olson
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 am
Interesting remember the Insurrection & congress People & Senators begged trump to call in the National Guard & trump did nothing…..
They are NOT arresting Criminals as trump said , he is arresting CHILDREN, this is the egregious stuff HITLER did. America I thought is better than that. Senator/ ex Gov of Fl. was a horrible governor, now he’s with trumps every egregious move. We are documenting Scott’s support & if he thinks he’ll be reelected LOL, we all hate Scott more now than ever all these FL. people who went to work for trump will either lose their law license or never be elected for ANYTHING again all are breaking the law or doing things AGAINST the Constitution. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
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