Schumer and Jeffries Begin to Cave on Their Simplest ICE Demand – Why the hell are Democratic leaders giving up on a mask ban for federal immigration agents?
Source: Quirkie
Schumer and Jeffries Begin to Cave on Their Simplest ICE Demand – Why the hell are Democratic leaders giving up on a mask ban for federal immigration agents?
Source: Quirkie
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They are paid to lose and then fundraise on how bad losing feels
(From the article): ““No secret police. I find it amazing that the Speaker of the House [thinks] they should be allowed to have masks,” Schumer [said](https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/transcript-leader-schumer-leader-jeffries-and-democratic-leadership-call-for-oversight-and-accountability-to-end-the-violence-and-rein-in-ice). “They need identification and no masks, except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances.”
“There are several demands that we will articulate on behalf of the American people,” Jeffries [said](https://jeffries.house.gov/2026/02/04/leader-jeffries-taxpayer-dollars-should-be-used-to-make-life-more-affordable-for-everyday-americans-not-to-brutalize-or-kill-them/). “Certainly, I think there’s agreement that no masks should be deployed in an arbitrary and capricious fashion, as has been the case, horrifying the American people.”
In what “extraordinary and unusual circumstances” would these masked militiamen be justified in hiding their identities? They are federal officers who are in quiet suburbs and city streets alike, going door to door and kidnapping, brutalizing, and killing people along the way. And how exactly does Jeffries think that ICE can wear masks in a manner that *isn’t*arbitrary or capricious?”
A cop who’s scared to show his face is not a cop I want in my community.
Fuck ICE
The most critical thing they could require is that ICE not conduct any operations on voting days. Enforcement can wait a day or two.
Get rid of dumb and dumber ….before you lose your country, Dems.
Yeah, no.
Minnesota rejects this cowardly retreat.
Masks or badges: pick one.
Schumer/Jeffries gotta go
AOC, Ilhan, or Zo’!
Because corporate Dems are fascist enablers. They all need to be primaried and replaced.
Schumer and Jeffries cave… kinda like saying, “well, it is another day”.
Terrible headline:
>”“I find it amazing that the [Speaker Johnson thinks] they should be allowed to have masks,” Schumer said. “They need identification and __no masks__, except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances.”
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>“I think there’s agreement that __no masks__ should be deployed in an arbitrary and capricious fashion, as has been the case, horrifying the American people.”
Why are American liberals and left so bad at politics?
ICE are wearing literal Jason masks from Friday the 13th.
You have a political open goal, a talking point that will vividly be summoned to everyone’s memories, if you describe them as Jason masks, Friday the 13th masks, stabber masks, Freddy Kruger masks, etc.
But you don’t do that and instead you get into objectively true but less emotive explanations of why the masks are bad.
Why are you so bad at politics? Haven’t you learned anything from the last decade|? You need vivid, memorable points with emotional resonance that will immediately punch through.
Controlled opposition. They always “almost” do something
A mask ban and required uniforms should be non-negotiable. Put them in white or blue shirts with navy pants, like so many state troopers and TSA are uniformed. They can wear their cosplay vests, but a navy windbreaker with ICE over them. Make them look like law enforcement, not an occupying force.
Jeffries is a patsy of aipac which boosts Israel’s interests, and they are currently training ice agents so if they stop ice operations it hits Israels bottom line
There is no reason these people need to remain anonymous. There are videos of 6 or more of them illegally shooting at cars. Alex Pretti was shot by masked ICE agents. ICE, can follow the same rules of as other law enforcement agencies.
While Schumer isn’t up for election this year 1/3 of the senators and every member of the House is. Vote in the primaries to remove ineffective democrats and MAGA republicans.
The results of the primaries drive the party identity and platform. Voter turnout historically is low during primaries so this means your vote will carry a lot of power.
Not built for these fucking times
Don’t even have faith that these two won’t cave if and when the administration tries to nationalize the election or have ICE officers at the polls. The bar they set for themselves is so low
Sincere question: What is Jeffries…good…at?
Why are these two wet pieces of toilet paper doing all the negotiations and have the final say? So fucking disgraceful and cowardly.
Their donors want them to play softball, so they play softball.
I’m not saying the all of Democrats have sold out to corporations like the Republicans, but it certainly seems like a lot of their leadership has. And that this leadership does what it can to stop the likes of AOC from making meaningful changes.
Both are pieces of shit and need to go
They both need to go. I’m tired of tired of them not using their only leverage they have
spineless trash that needs replaced
AIPAC controls them
Democrats need to replace their leadership before trying to take on Trump. Just get them out immediately. You cant fight when your leadership plans on losing.
Ban AIPAC and corporate money.
The GOP Death Panel policies will kill you while the Democrats standby and watch
Time to vote em out. Cowards
Shumer is a gop schill, think about it, could the gop find a weaker opponent?
The ask in and of itself is so fucking stupid.
Caving to republicans, even if they pass a law that says ICE can’t wear masks (which they won’t do anyway) is SO FUCKING STUPID.
“We think the administration’s law-breaking secret police will follow this law!”
Delusional. Democrats are cooked. Shutdown the government until Trump is out. That’s it. It’s that simple.
they must be pushed out of leadership today
They are not leaders.
It’s incredible to me that this is even a discussion. ICE in its current form is unconstitutional and illegal. Stupid shit like this is normalizing the desecration of the constitution.
I was being critical of Chuck in r/videos a day ago for being spineless and incompetent. Especially when handling the shutdown. The weakest Dem leader in my lifetime IMO. The first 10 responses were “You must be a bot” or some variant of it.
Because their default is capitulation. These two are the worst possible opposition to Trump. They don’t understand the responsibilities that come with leading the opposition.
Oh, the Controlled Opposition party is acting exactly like Controlled Opposition would? Big fuckin surprise their guys. Watch, later this year we’ll have a Dem majority, and they’ll TRY TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLE AND COMPROMISE on every single fucking bill, gut them to make them Republican-acceptable, and still not get any republican votes, because ITS WHAT THEY DO EVERY. FUCKING. TIME.
“OH. WE HAVE A MAJORITY?! TIME TO LET THE REPUBLICANS DECIDE ANYWAY”
-The entire Democratic Party, every fucking time.
They caved on the shutdown when all the cards were in their favor and got nothing. Weak leadership when we really, really need resistance to the Trump regime.