Making false claims about illegal voting by noncitizens, President Donald Trump ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target the “core of the Democrat Power Center.”
In a post on Truth Social Sunday evening, Trump told ICE to target “America’s largest cities,” and specifically called out Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, all of which are predominantly led by elected Democrats.
“These Radical Left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our Country, and actually want to destroy our Inner Cities,” the president claimed.
The order represents the latest effort by Trump — and perhaps the most dangerous yet — to wield the massive power of the federal government to punish and weaken his political opponents.
It comes amid the Trump administration’s ongoing use of military personnel in Los Angeles in response to protests over its recent aggressive immigration raids in the city. It also came a day after millions of Americans attended “No Kings Day” demonstrations across the country over the weekend to protest his extreme agenda, including his mass deportation efforts.
Some of the largest protests occurred in the same cities Trump singled out in his order.
In commanding ICE to target Democratic-led cities, Trump repeated election conspiracies about Democrats encouraging undocumented immigrants to vote.
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