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Watching Brandon Tatum unload on the left on Mark Levin’s program was a reminder that some of us still believe in plain talk and law and order. Tatum, joined by Levin, tore into the same permissive rhetoric that has normalized attacks on police, ICE, and conservative voices — rhetoric that too often crosses the line from protest to incitement. Their message was simple: when leaders stoke hatred, they must be held accountable for the consequences.
The nation is still reeling from the political violence that took Charlie Kirk from his family and a grateful country, a tragedy that proves the cost of our unraveled public discourse. The brutal killing on a college campus shocked Americans of every stripe and turned a spotlight on how dangerous demonizing opponents can become. This isn’t abstract theory — it’s a real, preventable human catastrophe that should unite us against political violence, not be used as a cudgel by the very people who helped normalize the tone that preceded it.
If anyone doubts that the left’s rhetoric can be reckless, look at how divided responses to Kirk’s death became in Washington. The House’s vote to honor Kirk showed big partisan fissures, and prominent figures on the left doubled down on harsh, dismissive language that comes off less like mourning and more like moral triumphalism. Conservatives aren’t asking for censorship; we’re demanding responsibility — and that includes calling out elected officials and influencers who fan the flames instead of dousing them.
Nobody should be surprised that attacks on federal agents and ICE operatives have risen as anti-law-enforcement rhetoric has escalated in some progressive circles. Federal agencies and Homeland Security officials have publicly warned that demonizing enforcement personnel makes them targets, and extremist actors pay attention to the narratives amplified by elite media and liberal politicians. This is why Brandon Tatum’s point that words have consequences matters: when officials and activists portray ICE as villains, they legitimize violence against real people doing difficult jobs.
California is Exhibit A for what bad leadership looks like, and Gavin Newsom bears a lot of the blame. While Newsom issues melancholy statements after tragedies, his policy choices and public posture on law enforcement — including flirtations with banning protections for officers and sanctuaries that tie the hands of prosecutors — have contributed to a permissive environment toward crime and contempt for enforcement. Conservatives are right to call Newsom’s approach a failure of leadership; Californians deserve leaders who defend citizens and officers, not virtue-signal at their expense.
This is more than politics; it is a fight for the soul of our country and the safety of hardworking Americans who want simple, enforced laws. Voices like Tatum and Levin are doing a public service by naming the problem and demanding truth and accountability from the left’s elites. If patriots want safer streets and secure borders, we must vote, speak out, and reject the destructive rhetoric that turns disagreement into bloodshed.
