*We never did what you say we did but if we did it was because of you. This lying administration in a nut shell.*
“Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.”
“Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, denied in a televised interview on Sunday that her department had used pepper spray and similar tactics curtailed by [a judicial order issued last week](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minnesota-ice-immigration-agents-protests.html), then backtracked and blamed protesters after being confronted with a video of federal agents deploying such measures against crowds in Minnesota.”
“That federal order was a little ridiculous, because that federal judge came down and told us we couldn’t do what we already aren’t doing,” Ms. Noem said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
*”But after being pressed on a video that backed up the accounts provided to the court, she changed course. Protesters were to blame for the use of force, she said, adding that federal officers “only use those chemical agents when there’s violence happening and perpetuating.”*
“Federal agents used chemical irritants” to punish protesters for exercising “protected First Amendment rights to assemble and to observe and protest ICE operations,” the judge wrote in issuing her injunction, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
“Judge Menendez had dismissed the government’s claims that all use of pepper spray and other chemical irritants had happened after agents were “attacked,” finding that “protected conduct,” including [protesting and observing the operations](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/minneapolis-federal-agent-shooting-immigration.html), had “motivated” the agents’ “adverse actions.”
“In addition to barring agents from using “crowd dispersal tools” in retaliation for protected speech, Judge Menendez also said agents could not stop or detain protesters in vehicles who were not “forcibly obstructing or interfering with” agents.”
On Sunday, Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, defended the Justice Department’s decision to not “investigate the agent who fatally shot Ms. Good, saying that doing so would be bowing to “pressure from the media” and politicians.”
“We investigate when it’s appropriate to investigate, and that is not the case here,” Mr. Blanche said on “Fox News Sunday.” “We don’t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody.”
“Department of Homeland Security officials have repeatedly said that 70 percent of those detained in the administration’s immigration crackdown have been charged or convicted of a crime.”
“But Ms. Noem on Sunday went a step further. “Every single individual” arrested by immigration agents had broken the law, she told “Face the Nation,” adding that 70 percent of those detained had either committed or been charged with violent crimes specifically.”
Historical_Bend_2629 on
That big hat doesn’t hide your cruel vacuity.
wanderingpeddlar on
She is so full of shit it is no wonder she has brown eyes
KingMario05 on
Liar, liar, cowboy hat on fire. Impeach and remove Noem now!
Jabarumba on
We didn’t do that. Oh, you have video? It was your fault we did that.
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pogishushu on
Her backtracks are the same as an admission of guilt. Lie to the magats ,lie to the media and lie too everyone in the complicit gop Reich Agenda who are the only ones who believe such BS.
Dry-University797 on
Piece of shit, her face doesn’t move
tracyinge on
Where does she come off thinking that she is just going to get away with lie after lie?
Those days are over honey. No more puppy killing on our watch.
Everywhereslugs on
Um I saw a Federal agent casually chuck out a tear gas grenade into a crowd after ICE were denied access entering a pizza place having no warrant. Noem has got to be as stupid and brain dead as MAGA to think that eyeballs don’t lie.
c4upinhisbhole on
All the agencies did this when shit went down in Spokane. Everyone denied they used chemical agents. Then they said there were chemical agents used but it wasn’t them and it definitely wasn’t tear gas. Then they weren’t sure. Dumbfucks gassed the protesters *and* an entire stadium of people watching a soccer match. It caused absolute chaos and panic as people grabbed their children and ran for the exits. It still hasn’t been addressed. Zero accountability.
commitme on
It’s time. Start talking about and getting involved building radical mutual aid groups. Give what you can and take what you need. Protect yourself, be safe, and practice security culture. This is not a drill.
HorrorBuff2769 on
Tell that to the family who had their car window smashed and were subsequently tear gassed, leaving their 6 month old unconscious.
Alwaystired254 on
It’s on video, but I know the American people no longer believe what they see, they just believe what Trump says
fultonchain on
They are beginning to take the mostly complacently incurious media for granted. It never occurrd to her that anyone would dare to question her lies.
Time to shuffle those press passes around again or maybe have the FBI stop by, they’re getting a little uppity.
TiramisuTutor on
This is why people don’t trust politicians
undecidedly on
The verb they were looking for is lies. Lies and gets caught lying.
LayneCobain95 on
Every single thing they say is a lie. And they always do the wrong thing, and never admit guilt/doing something wrong
Trakeen on
In the past they did investigate all incidents of lethal force
Goat_inna_Tree on
Bratz faced, bobble head bitch with the body of an egyptian mummy.
zx109 on
Fucking nazi fuck
MelodicSpray4505 on
Evil
matthieuC on
On e again the title sanewashes the administration.
She backtracked after a video showed she lied.
mabhatter on
Most of the USA is not dealing with ICE, it’s really just Blue areas the Administration is getting revenge on. Red states have local police doing ICE’s job for them.
So the administration is deliberately going out and lying their asses off because many states think this ICE stuff is a liberal joke. The nightly news barely shows anything about what’s happening and online is completely AI botnet propaganda now. They are successfully attacking the truth.
DiceMadeOfCheese on
“Pepper spray, that’s basically a food product, right?”
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*We never did what you say we did but if we did it was because of you. This lying administration in a nut shell.*
“Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.”
“Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, denied in a televised interview on Sunday that her department had used pepper spray and similar tactics curtailed by [a judicial order issued last week](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minnesota-ice-immigration-agents-protests.html), then backtracked and blamed protesters after being confronted with a video of federal agents deploying such measures against crowds in Minnesota.”
“That federal order was a little ridiculous, because that federal judge came down and told us we couldn’t do what we already aren’t doing,” Ms. Noem said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
*”But after being pressed on a video that backed up the accounts provided to the court, she changed course. Protesters were to blame for the use of force, she said, adding that federal officers “only use those chemical agents when there’s violence happening and perpetuating.”*
“The ruling on Friday by Judge Kate M. Menendez of the Federal District Court in Minnesota said that chemical agents had been used against protesters on [at least four separate occasions](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.85.0_1.pdf) and called the evidence of their use “uncontroverted.”
“Federal agents used chemical irritants” to punish protesters for exercising “protected First Amendment rights to assemble and to observe and protest ICE operations,” the judge wrote in issuing her injunction, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
“Judge Menendez had dismissed the government’s claims that all use of pepper spray and other chemical irritants had happened after agents were “attacked,” finding that “protected conduct,” including [protesting and observing the operations](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/minneapolis-federal-agent-shooting-immigration.html), had “motivated” the agents’ “adverse actions.”
“In addition to barring agents from using “crowd dispersal tools” in retaliation for protected speech, Judge Menendez also said agents could not stop or detain protesters in vehicles who were not “forcibly obstructing or interfering with” agents.”
On Sunday, Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, defended the Justice Department’s decision to not “investigate the agent who fatally shot Ms. Good, saying that doing so would be bowing to “pressure from the media” and politicians.”
“We investigate when it’s appropriate to investigate, and that is not the case here,” Mr. Blanche said on “Fox News Sunday.” “We don’t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody.”
“The Justice Department has instead pushed to investigate Ms. Good’s widow, prompting [several federal prosecutors in the state to resign](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/prosecutors-doj-resignation-ice-shooting.html).”
“Department of Homeland Security officials have repeatedly said that 70 percent of those detained in the administration’s immigration crackdown have been charged or convicted of a crime.”
“But Ms. Noem on Sunday went a step further. “Every single individual” arrested by immigration agents had broken the law, she told “Face the Nation,” adding that 70 percent of those detained had either committed or been charged with violent crimes specifically.”
That big hat doesn’t hide your cruel vacuity.
She is so full of shit it is no wonder she has brown eyes
Liar, liar, cowboy hat on fire. Impeach and remove Noem now!
We didn’t do that. Oh, you have video? It was your fault we did that.
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Her backtracks are the same as an admission of guilt. Lie to the magats ,lie to the media and lie too everyone in the complicit gop Reich Agenda who are the only ones who believe such BS.
Piece of shit, her face doesn’t move
Where does she come off thinking that she is just going to get away with lie after lie?
Those days are over honey. No more puppy killing on our watch.
Um I saw a Federal agent casually chuck out a tear gas grenade into a crowd after ICE were denied access entering a pizza place having no warrant. Noem has got to be as stupid and brain dead as MAGA to think that eyeballs don’t lie.
All the agencies did this when shit went down in Spokane. Everyone denied they used chemical agents. Then they said there were chemical agents used but it wasn’t them and it definitely wasn’t tear gas. Then they weren’t sure. Dumbfucks gassed the protesters *and* an entire stadium of people watching a soccer match. It caused absolute chaos and panic as people grabbed their children and ran for the exits. It still hasn’t been addressed. Zero accountability.
It’s time. Start talking about and getting involved building radical mutual aid groups. Give what you can and take what you need. Protect yourself, be safe, and practice security culture. This is not a drill.
Tell that to the family who had their car window smashed and were subsequently tear gassed, leaving their 6 month old unconscious.
It’s on video, but I know the American people no longer believe what they see, they just believe what Trump says
They are beginning to take the mostly complacently incurious media for granted. It never occurrd to her that anyone would dare to question her lies.
Time to shuffle those press passes around again or maybe have the FBI stop by, they’re getting a little uppity.
This is why people don’t trust politicians
The verb they were looking for is lies. Lies and gets caught lying.
Every single thing they say is a lie. And they always do the wrong thing, and never admit guilt/doing something wrong
In the past they did investigate all incidents of lethal force
Bratz faced, bobble head bitch with the body of an egyptian mummy.
Fucking nazi fuck
Evil
On e again the title sanewashes the administration.
She backtracked after a video showed she lied.
Most of the USA is not dealing with ICE, it’s really just Blue areas the Administration is getting revenge on. Red states have local police doing ICE’s job for them.
So the administration is deliberately going out and lying their asses off because many states think this ICE stuff is a liberal joke. The nightly news barely shows anything about what’s happening and online is completely AI botnet propaganda now. They are successfully attacking the truth.
“Pepper spray, that’s basically a food product, right?”