Watching the left’s celebrity class cheerlead for chaos in Minneapolis is sickening but not surprising. Last weekend Bruce Springsteen used his stage to denounce ICE, calling their tactics “Gestapo” and shouting that agents should “get the f— out” of the city, while Ellen DeGeneres posted a video praising anti-ICE protesters and saying she was “proud” of those who took to the streets. These performers are trading in virtue-signaling while ignoring the real victims of lawlessness and the dangerous consequences of open-borders policies.
Meanwhile, the federal government and ICE are doing the hard, unglamorous work of taking violent criminals off the streets under Operation Metro Surge. DHS officials and multiple outlets have confirmed that the agency has been arresting what they call the “worst of the worst” — people with histories of murder, sexual assault, drug trafficking and repeat offenses — and even highlighted offenders with decades-long criminal records. Americans who pay taxes and obey the law want their leaders to prioritize public safety, not celebrity applause lines.
The entire controversy spiraled after the tragic January 7 shooting of Renée Nicole Good, an incident that has inflamed passions on both sides and prompted protests across the city. Video released and eyewitness accounts have made the case messy and painful, with some footage contradicting initial federal claims and fueling justified outrage; at the same time federal officials insist their officers faced danger. This is not a litmus-test moment for celebrities who jet to Europe and pontificate — it’s a human tragedy that deserves sober, not performative, responses.
President Trump answered the uproar the way any commander-in-chief should: by defending law enforcement while reminding the public why immigration enforcement exists. He pointed to the mugshots and the arrest numbers, calling out the “worst of the worst” being removed from Minnesota neighborhoods and praising ICE agents as patriots confronting real criminality. If celebrities want to lecture on morality, they should reckon with what happens when law-abiding Americans’ safety is subjugated to partisan posturing.
The hypocrisy is glaring. Ellen DeGeneres, who now lives abroad and has largely retreated from American life, cavalierly aligns herself with protesters who have clashed with federal agents, while Bruce Springsteen and others shout down law enforcement from privileged stages. They act as though their celebrity grants them moral authority to sideline facts and the rule of law, even as ordinary Minnesotans worry about their streets, schools and children.
This moment should remind every patriotic American what’s at stake: law and order, secure borders, and leaders who protect citizens instead of pandering to mobs. Support for ICE and federal enforcement isn’t about cruelty — it’s about commonsense priorities that keep neighborhoods safe and families secure. The next time a celebrity sneers at law enforcement while praising protesters who cheer anarchy, remember who pays the price: hardworking Americans who just want to live in peace.
