MS NOW Lets Minnesota Rep Slide On Absurd ICE Shooting Claims, House Floor Stunt

Angie Craig is a Minnesota congresswoman in search of the Dem nomination for an open Senate seat. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, Craig’s ultraliberal main opponent, has accused Craig of being too powerful on immigration. Craig dedicated the unforgivable sin — in leftist eyes — of voting for the Laken Riley Act, and supporting a Home decision condemning antisemitism and expressing gratitude for ICE.  

So Craig is clearly on a marketing campaign to atone for her transgressions, and show to the type of far-left Dems who vote in Minnesota primaries that she is simply as on the market because the wackiest of them.

MS NOW’s The Weekend gave Craig a chance to do this, having her as a visitor on Saturday’s present.

The primary matter was the blatant stunt Craig pulled on January seventh, choosing an argument on the Home floor–with cameras conveniently rolling–with Republican congressman Tom Emmer as regards to the ICE taking pictures of Renee Good. Craig repeatedly poked her finger towards Emmer’s chest, and a colleague ultimately needed to pull her away. She described herself to The Weekend hosts as “a pissed off congresswoman on the Home ground.” Oh, the bravery of this lady warrior! Peggy Flanagan is a hopeless lefty, however she bought one factor proper, saying Craig “cravenly picked a combat” with Emmer.

Craig made at the very least three absurd claims, with no pushback from the MS NOW hosts:

Saying “I used to be outraged, identical to each Minnesotan and each American, for what Trump’s ICE is doing in Minnesota.” So, like Angie,100% of People are outraged at ICE! That is even higher than Kim Jong Un’s newest election outcomes!
Asserting that Good and others like her “are constitutional observers. They’ve each proper to be there.” The truth is, [per AI] whereas protesting ICE is a First Modification proper, bodily obstructing or interfering with ICE officers, equivalent to blocking autos, is against the law and might result in federal legal costs, together with obstruction of justice and assaulting federal officers.
Displaying her mind-reading chops, saying that the ICE officer who was in entrance of Renee Good’s automobile: “Did not really feel like he was in imminent hazard. He had his mobile phone out rounding that automobile. It’s completely ridiculous.” This regardless of video of Good’s spouse telling her at that second, “Drive, child, drive.”

Craig urged her constituents “to maintain displaying up . . . We can’t cease displaying up” for anti-ICE actions. Peaceable protests are completely positive. However in not additionally urging individuals to chorus from the unlawful obstruction of ICE operations, Craig may very well be placing her constituents in legal–and physical–danger.

Craig ended her look by boasting, “You positive higher guess I will not cease” displaying as much as oppose ICE. Co-host Jonathan Capehart responded with a heartfelt “Amen.” Such braveness, Congresswoman Craig!   

Here is the transcript.

MS NOWThe Weekend1/10/267:20 am ET

JACKIE ALEMANY: With protests scheduled throughout America immediately, the deadly taking pictures in Minneapolis can also be igniting tensions on Capitol Hill. Democrats are raging about ICE’s actions and their Republican colleagues’ reactions to it. 

There was a heated alternate on the Home ground Wednesday between two Minnesota lawmakers, Democrat Angie Craig, and Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer. Craig stated she needed to handle Emmer’s social media posts defending ICE’s actions. 

Congresswoman Craig is becoming a member of us now. Congressman, are you able to speak a little bit bit about this debate that you simply had with Tom Emmer, and your response to his response? 

ANGIE CRAIG: Effectively, look, I used to be outraged, identical to each Minnesotan and each American, for what Trump’s ICE is doing in Minnesota and throughout this nation. You realize, Tom Emmer is somebody who I’ve served with for eight years within the U.S. Home of Representatives. He is the third top-ranking Republican in that celebration. He has direct entry to Donald Trump. This political stunt that the Trump administration pulled in Minneapolis this week bought Renee Good killed. And that is what I advised him on the Home ground. 

You realize, look, these Republicans in Congress proper now, they do not wish to take duty for the battle and the dearth of judgment by this lawless administration. And look, what you noticed was a pissed-off congresswoman on the Home ground. 

. . . 

What you noticed in that video that the officer himself took. He did not really feel like he was in imminent hazard. He had his mobile phone out rounding that automobile. It’s completely ridiculous. And now what you’ve got seen, Jonathan, is, , JD Vance has to come back out and play cleanup for ICE Barbie as a result of her ICE, the Trump administration’s ICE, is uncontrolled in our communities. And at this level, ICE is making native legislation enforcement’s job rather more troublesome, and they should depart Minnesota. That is my message. 

After which I am gonna add this. They should not be in our colleges. They should not be in our daycares. They should not be in our church buildings. I’ve laws that may prohibit them from doing simply that. 

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ALEMANY: After I noticed this stunning video of Renee Good, the very first thing I thought of are the individuals I do know and the protesters who’re a part of these ICE-alerting networks who’re attempting to be looking out for his or her neighbors. How are you going to make sure? What do it’s important to say to these individuals immediately about whether or not or not it’s protected for them to proceed participating in this sort of neighborhood exercise? 

CRAIG: Effectively, look, these are constitutional observers. They’ve each proper to be there. And I might say to our neighborhood, look, we have now to maintain displaying up for one another. That is an extremely troublesome time in our neighborhood, however we can’t cease displaying up. We can’t cease talking out. And as a member of Congress from this neighborhood, you positive higher guess I will not. 

JONATHAN CAPEHART: Amen. Congresswoman Angie Craig of Minnesota, thanks very a lot for coming to The Weekend.