In what has change into a predictable and boring train, the legacy information media freak out over a Supreme Court docket motion that places a cease to activist obstruction of President Trump’s agenda. This time, on immigration, with the added bonus of a freakout over the president’s “Chipocalypse Now” meme.
The tone was set early by CBS’s John Dickerson, maybe making an attempt to get as a lot off his chest as doable earlier than Kenneth Weinstein will get settled in as ombudsman and/or/if/when Bari Weiss takes cost of the information division:
PAGING KENNETH WEINSTEIN: In a wild tease on the Night Information, CBS’s John Dickerson accuses SCOTUS of enabling “indiscriminate immigration sweeps in Los Angeles” pic.twitter.com/lJVnR476se
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) September 9, 2025
JOHN DICKERSON: The Supreme Court docket clears the best way for indiscriminate immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, as ICE brokers start a crackdown within the Boston space.
The precise merchandise filed by White Home Correspondent Weijia Jiang was far tamer than Dickerson’s tease, however included this enchantment to the sanctity of presidency crime information, an unrebutted sound chunk from the governor of Massachusetts, and a reference to the Los Angeles ICE raids as “roving”, a time period finest fitted to the marauding gangs ICE will seemingly encounter alongside the best way:
WEIJIA JIANG: However a brand new evaluation from the CBS Information information workforce discovered violent crime in Chicago is at the moment down 20% in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, which features a 31% lower in homicides and 16% decline in aggravated assaults. In Massachusetts, the governor objected to any federal intervention.
MAURA HEALEY: I believe a whole lot of this has to do with political theater and makes an attempt to distract from Trump’s failing agenda.
JIANG: Tonight, The White Home is responding to that Supreme Court docket ruling that lifts restrictions on roving ICE raids in Los Angeles, saying it reaffirms that, quote: “decrease activist judges are attempting to impede the President from lawfully finishing up the Folks’s agenda.”
Unsurprisingly, Jiang’s merchandise included no point out of the various unlawful alien little one predators detained by ICE in Massachusetts’ sanctuary cities, typically launched again into the general public on cashless bail.
ABC compressed their normal hysterics right into a World Information Tonight transient, with a larger give attention to the meme, and with Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas amplifying criticism of the ICE raids as “racial profiling”. Right here is their full report as aired on World Information Tonight on Monday, September ninth, 2025:
ABC Whirled Information Tonight had been their normal hysterical selves on SCOTUS, SoCal ICE raids and the “Chipocalypse Now” meme: pic.twitter.com/oVMUFszFqA
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) September 9, 2025
DAVID MUIR: Subsequent this night, the Supreme Court docket handing President Trump a significant victory in his immigration crackdown, and the president igniting a firestorm by posting a picture referencing bringing battle to Chicago. Let’s get proper to our Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas. Pierre?
PIERRE THOMAS: David, the town of Chicago is bracing for an immigration enforcement surge, after the president posted on social media over the weekend that the town was, quote, “about to search out out why it is referred to as the Division of Battle.” He later downplayed the submit, and there is nonetheless no phrase on when the Nationwide Guard is likely to be deployed in Chicago. However at this time, Homeland Safety officers introduced “Operation Halfway Blitz” has been launched, which they are saying will goal the worst of the worst overseas nationals accused of crimes. And at this time, the administration obtained extra leeway for aggressive immigration enforcement after the Supreme Court docket lifted restrictions on ICE brokers working in California, whose ways have been criticized as racial profiling. David.
MUIR: Pierre Thomas, dwell in Washington. Pierre, thanks.
NBC Nightly Information was equally upset about each the meme and the ruling, with White Home correspondent Gabe Gutierrez including in parts of Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s over-the-top dissent and shutting out with damaging ballot numbers:
GABE GUTIERREZ: In the present day, in a authorized victory for the president, a conservative Supreme Court docket majority loosened restrictions on ICE operations in L.A. However in her dissent, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor writing: “we should always not should dwell in a rustic the place the federal government can seize anybody who appears Latino, speaks Spanish, and seems to work a low-wage job.” Tonight, The White Home insisting it doesn’t goal individuals based mostly on race.
TOM HOMAN: It is a multitude of things to ascertain affordable suspicion. But when an unlawful alien- if an unlawful alien has an MS-13 tattoo on his head, that’s actually going to be one of many components that we think about.
GUTIERREZ: In the meantime, our NBC Information ballot reveals the president’s approval ranking at simply 43%. 57% disapprove. Tom.
TOM LLAMAS: Gabe Gutierrez at The White Home. Gabe, thanks.
The legacy media thus proceed their longstanding custom of being in implicit assist of open-border coverage and unlawful alien crime, in reflexive opposition to Donald Trump.
Cick “develop” to view the complete transcripts of the aforementioned studies as aired on their respective networks on Monday, September ninth, 2025:
CBS EVENING NEWS
9/8/25
6:30 PM
JOHN DICKERSON: The Supreme Court docket clears the best way for indiscriminate immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, as ICE brokers start a crackdown within the Boston space.
6:33 PM
JOHN DICKERSON: The Supreme Court docket at this time cleared the best way for the Trump crackdown on unlawful immigration in Los Angeles. The justices lifted a decrease courtroom order that had barred brokers from stopping individuals solely on the premise of race, language, or job location.
MAURICE DuBOIS: Immigration enforcement operations are additionally deliberate in Boston and Chicago. We’ll get extra on this now from Weijia Jiang.
WEIJIA JIANG: The Division of Homeland Safety says “Operation Patriot 2.0” in Boston and “Operation Halfway Blitz” in Chicago will goal, quote: “the worst of the worst prison unlawful aliens.” We spoke to Border Czar Tom Homan.
How does this transformation the operation on the bottom?
TOM HOMAN: Nationwide Guard are all the time on the desk, proper? However proper now it is a surge of legislation enforcement officers. And look- the president was clear on that two months in the past. He mentioned he’ll prioritize enforcement in sanctuary cities.
JIANG: Native leaders in The Windy Metropolis are pushing again.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER: This was by no means about arresting the worst of the worst. It has been about terrorizing our communities. However we won’t be intimidated.
JIANG: In the present day, Trump questioned why Chicago just isn’t asking the federal authorities for extra assist to fight crime.
DONALD TRUMP: I do not know why Chicago is not calling us saying “Please, give us assist” when you have got, over only a quick time period, 50 murders and a whole bunch of individuals shot, after which you have got a governor that stands up and says how crime is simply wonderful.
JIANG: However a brand new evaluation from the CBS Information information workforce discovered violent crime in Chicago is at the moment down 20% in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, which features a 31% lower in homicides and 16% decline in aggravated assaults. In Massachusetts, the governor objected to any federal intervention.
MAURA HEALEY: I believe a whole lot of this has to do with political theater and makes an attempt to distract from Trump’s failing agenda.
JIANG: Tonight, The White Home is responding to that Supreme Court docket ruling that lifts restrictions on roving ICE raids in Los Angeles, saying it reaffirms that, quote: “decrease activist judges are attempting to impede the President from lawfully finishing up the Folks’s agenda.”
DuBOIS: Okay, many thanks. Weijia Jiang at The White Home.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS9/8/25
6:34 PM
TOM LLAMAS: Additionally tonight, ICE operations are ramping up in Chicago, simply because the Trump administration will get an enormous victory from the Supreme Court docket permitting immigration stops in Los Angeles. Gabe Gutierrez has the late particulars.
GABE GUTIERREZ: Tonight the Trump administration stepping up its crackdown on unlawful immigration in Chicago, seen right here arresting a person from Mexico ICE says was needed for aggravated sexual assault of a kid.
DONALD TRUMP: You attempt to purpose with individuals like in Chicago with the governor or the mayor. You attempt to purpose with them and it is such as you’re speaking to a wall.
GUTIERREZ: Over the weekend, President Trump posting an AI-generated picture of himself with the phrase “Chipocalypse Now.” The caption: “I like the odor of deportations within the morning.” The president saying he’s nonetheless contemplating sending the Nationwide Guard there to cut back crime.
TRUMP: We’d like to go to Chicago and straighten it out. (VIDEO SWIPE) We’re bringing again legislation and order to our nation.
GUTIERREZ: During the last two weekends, there have been 14 homicides and not less than 76 individuals shot in Chicago. With one alderman telling us Nationwide Guard troops would release police.
UNNAMED CHICAGO ALDERMAN: I completely assist the Trump administration bringing in additional federal assets. Our metropolis wants as a lot assist as we might probably get.
GUTIERREZ: However Chicago’s Democratic mayor is more and more pushing again. Writing that the town “simply skilled document low murder numbers making this the most secure summer time for the reason that Nineteen Sixties.”
PROTESTER: Our communities stay united greater than ever towards the administration’s try to unleash the army, Nationwide Guard and rogue ICE brokers on our metropolis and state.
GUTIERREZ: In the present day, in a authorized victory for the president, a conservative Supreme Court docket majority loosened restrictions on ICE operations in L.A. However in her dissent, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor writing: “we should always not should dwell in a rustic the place the federal government can seize anybody who appears Latino, speaks Spanish, and seems to work a low-wage job.” Tonight, The White Home insisting it doesn’t goal individuals based mostly on race.
TOM HOMAN: It is a multitude of things to ascertain affordable suspicion. But when an unlawful alien- if an unlawful alien has an MS-13 tattoo on his head, that’s actually going to be one of many components that we think about.
GUTIERREZ: In the meantime, our NBC Information ballot reveals the president’s approval ranking at simply 43%. 57% disapprove. Tom.
LLAMAS: Gabe Gutierrez at The White Home. Gabe, thanks.
