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Sen. Dave McCormick tersely warned this week that the fevered anti-ICE rhetoric we see on cable and the campaign trail is not harmless theater but a direct threat to public safety, arguing that dehumanizing language fuels violence and makes enforcement officers’ jobs exponentially harder. His comments, delivered in recent interviews, cut against the syrupy narratives from the left that cast law enforcement as villains while ignoring the laws they are charged to enforce.
This is not just political posturing; experienced border and law enforcement officials have been sounding the same alarm, noting a sharp rise in threats and attacks when elected leaders normalize comparisons to Nazis or terrorists. When the culture rewards outrage over facts, radicals feel emboldened and cartels and gangs take notice, creating a dangerous environment for the men and women who put their lives on the line to secure our nation.
McCormick also used his platform to remind Washington of the forgotten parts of America, blasting policies that have tied doctors to bloated hospital systems and calling for a return to independent, community-based care in rural areas. Conservatives should cheer his insistence on restoring physician freedom and breaking up perverse incentives that drive up costs while hollowing out local options — real reform starts by trusting patients and clinicians, not expanding government control.
On foreign policy, McCormick made clear that America First never meant America weak, urging a hardline approach to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and warning that tolerating a nuclear Tehran would devastate regional stability and U.S. interests. The senator’s view is unashamedly realist: deterrence and decisive action preserve peace, and pretending that appeasement is a moral high ground only hands our adversaries leverage.
If Republicans are serious about governing, they should do more than posture — defend the rule of law, protect federal agents from reckless demonization, rebuild rural healthcare, and stand firm against hostile regimes abroad. McCormick’s remarks are a reminder that conservative principles of law, liberty, and national security still offer a sensible, effective alternative to the chaos that follows when politics rewards spectacle over safety.
