The recent ICE raids in Los Angeles set off a wave of demonstrations that quickly moved from righteous protest into lawless chaos in parts of the city, and hardworking Americans are right to be alarmed that federal agents were met by mobs instead of cooperation. What began as targeted immigration enforcement turned into multiple nights of confrontations outside federal buildings, forcing local leaders to declare curfews and grapple with a public safety crisis.
President Trump answered the call to restore order by activating thousands of troops — a mix of National Guard units and active-duty Marines — to protect federal property and personnel, a move that exposed the naked hypocrisy of politicians who cheer sanctuary policies until the consequences hit their city. The administration’s deployment quickly grew to include multiple contingents of guardsmen and several hundred Marines staged to secure key sites and back up ICE officers.
Meanwhile the pictures on every screen told the part the mainstream media won’t admit: arrests, injuries to officers, and scenes of vandalism punctuated the protests even as sympathetic anchors insisted everything was “mostly peaceful.” LAPD and federal authorities made hundreds of arrests during the unrest, and footage showed organized attempts to block streets and interfere with law enforcement operations — the sort of behavior that would be met with zero tolerance in any decent-functioning city.
Into this real-world disorder stepped Jimmy Kimmel, who casually told his studio audience “there’s no riot outside,” a line that reads less like journalism than privileged performative denial from Hollywood elites who live behind gated walls. It’s the same playbook we’ve seen: minimize violence, weaponize compassion, and blame anyone who dares enforce the law — a narrative that rings hollow when people’s businesses and safety are under threat.
Conservative commentators like Dave Rubin weren’t buying the sanctimonious spin, and Rubin’s direct-message reaction to Kimmel’s clip cut through the pretense by pointing out the disconnect between celebrity talking points and the messy reality on the ground. Millions of Americans don’t have the luxury of framing enforcement as “abduction” — they want a government that protects citizens, enforces its borders, and upholds the rule of law without excuses.
This isn’t about cruelty; it’s about competence and the basic duty of government to maintain order. If Los Angeles and other sanctuary jurisdictions won’t enforce immigration laws, they shouldn’t get to complain when the federal government does; if Hollywood wants to lecture the country, it should at least stop pretending their moral outrage absolves lawlessness. The choice is simple: stand with the people who want safe streets and accountable leaders, or keep bowing to the performative theater that lets chaos flourish.
