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Megyn Kelly didn’t mince words when she blasted Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for what she called “inflammatory” attacks on ICE officers, and conservatives should be grateful someone in the media is finally naming this dangerous rhetoric for what it is. Kelly pushed back hard after Walz’s comments drew fire, insisting the governor owes law enforcement more restraint and respect instead of fanning public fury.
This controversy didn’t spring up overnight — Walz compared ICE to “Donald Trump’s modern-day Gestapo” during a May commencement address, a grossly irresponsible metaphor from a sitting governor that predictably set off alarm bells across the law-and-order community. Federal officials, including the acting ICE director and DHS, publicly demanded an apology and warned that such dehumanizing language makes officers targets, not just headlines.
Those warnings are not theoretical. ICE leadership pointed to sharp increases in assaults and threats against agents and argued that political leaders who demonize immigration officers bear responsibility for emboldening lawlessness. Conservatives should be unmoved by performative theatrics from blue-state governors who posture with rhetoric while ignoring the public safety consequences for real Americans.
The situation in Minneapolis — where an ICE-related shooting sparked mass protests and prompted the governor to stage National Guard support — shows how quickly tensions can spiral into chaos when political leaders fan flames rather than douse them. Law enforcement deserves clear support and calm leadership, not incendiary language that can make a volatile scene even more dangerous for officers and bystanders alike.
Republicans and law-and-order advocates were right to call out Walz at congressional hearings and in the press; this isn’t about blind loyalty to bureaucracy, it’s about defending the men and women who put their lives on the line enforcing laws Congress writes. If governors want to change federal policy, there are constitutional channels — grandstanding insults at those executing the law are cowardly and reckless.
Megyn Kelly’s outrage resonates because ordinary Americans are tired of elites who lecture the country while cozying up to chaos. The conservative movement should keep its focus on accountability, common-sense immigration enforcement, and backing the brave Americans who actually keep our streets safe, not indulging theatrical condemnations that put officers at risk.
Enough with the performative virtue signaling. Governor Walz and others who traffic in dehumanizing rhetoric should either put forward concrete, lawful fixes through the proper political process or keep their mouths shut and the peace protected, because hardworking citizens and honest law enforcement professionals deserve leadership, not demagoguery.
