A 44-year-old California man has been arrested after falsely claiming to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and physically assaulting workers at a McDonald's in La Jolla, according to San Diego Police.
Joshua Cobb walked into the McDonald's on Nobel Drive Thursday afternoon and immediately put the manager in a headlock while spouting off about "illegal immigrants" and making arrests. The incident was caught on video and quickly went viral on social media.
Here's the problem, Patriots: This kind of vigilante nonsense is EXACTLY what the left-wing media will use to attack President Trump's legitimate mass deportation program. While real ICE agents are doing the hard work of enforcing our immigration laws professionally and legally, fraudsters like Cobb are handing Democrats ammunition to claim the entire operation is out of control.
This Hurts the Real Mission
The timing couldn't be worse. Just three weeks into Trump's second term, his administration is making serious progress on border security and immigration enforcement. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has been working around the clock to coordinate with ICE and implement the President's deportation agenda.
But incidents like this give the mainstream media exactly what they want - a chance to paint all immigration enforcement as dangerous and chaotic. You can bet CNN and MSDNC are already preparing their sob stories about "Trump's America" and "vigilante violence."
"Why do you think I'm willing to take two punches in the motherf**king face with some illegal immigrants while I make an arrest," Cobb reportedly said during his unhinged rant.
That's not law enforcement - that's mental illness mixed with stupidity. Real ICE officers don't put McDonald's managers in headlocks. They follow protocols, present proper identification, and conduct themselves professionally.
The San Diego Police Department moved quickly to arrest Cobb and clarify that he had no connection to federal immigration authorities. But the damage to Trump's immigration agenda may already be done in the court of public opinion.
Patriots, we need to be crystal clear: Supporting strong border security and immigration enforcement doesn't mean supporting vigilante idiots who impersonate federal agents. This fool just made our job harder.