A radical Democrat Senate candidate from Maine is facing brutal mockery across social media after claiming that "dismantling ICE" represents a "moderate" political position – just as President Trump ramps up his historic mass deportation operation to secure America's borders.
Graham Platner, who's apparently living in an alternate reality, made the outrageous statement following an officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis, calling ICE agents "armed, under-trained amateurs" who should be stripped of their authority to enforce immigration law.
"When you send armed, under-trained amateurs into American communities with vague orders and no accountability, this is inevitable. ICE must be dismantled," Platner declared in a social media post that immediately went viral for all the wrong reasons.
The backlash was swift and merciless. Patriots across the country hammered Platner for his detachment from reality, with one Twitter user pointing out the obvious: "According to polling from @nytimes/@SienaResearch & @Harvard/@HarrisPoll, a majority of Americans support President Trump's efforts to carry out mass deportations of illegal aliens. So no, 'dismantling ICE' is not a 'moderate position.'"
But Platner wasn't alone in his anti-law enforcement hysteria. Another left-wing extremist doubled down on the radical rhetoric, posting: "Platner is 100% correct. New Nuremberg trials need to be held for every ICE Gestapo THUG."
This is the modern Democrat Party, folks – calling the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect American communities from dangerous criminals "thugs" and "Gestapo."
While Platner and his fellow radicals live in their progressive bubble, real Americans are celebrating as President Trump delivers on his promise to restore law and order to our immigration system. ICE agents are heroes, not villains, and they're finally being allowed to do their jobs after four years of Biden's open-border catastrophe.
The question Maine voters should be asking: If dismantling immigration enforcement is Platner's idea of "moderate," what does he consider extreme? And do Mainers really want someone this disconnected from reality representing them in the U.S. Senate?