The clip Dave Rubin shared of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt laying into the press wasn’t theater — it was a welcome Washington wake-up call. Leavitt’s DM — amplified on Rubin’s program — bluntly accused the media of letting Minnesota Democrats spin a false narrative that shields violent behavior and demonizes federal law enforcement. Americans tired of soft-on-crime posturing finally heard someone in the administration call out the elites who cheer on chaos instead of defending citizens.
The backdrop is ugly: a federal ICE operation in Minneapolis turned deadly when 37-year-old Renée Good was shot during an encounter with an ICE officer, touching off righteous outrage and mass demonstrations across the city. The fallout has been predictable and politicized, with governors and mayors weaponizing the tragedy while the Department of Justice has opened probes into whether local officials obstructed federal law enforcement during the surge. This isn’t abstract — it’s about whether elected leaders will stand with the rule of law or kneel for political theater.
Instead of calming the city, Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey chose rhetoric that inflamed crowds and undermined federal efforts to arrest criminals and enforce immigration laws. The Department of Homeland Security bluntly warned that detainers and public safety cannot be ignored, and conservative citizens rightly wonder why local officials prioritize optics over order. When mayors tell people to “stand up for their neighbors” while jailing cooperation with ICE, they’re effectively telling law-abiding Americans their safety comes second to a political agenda.
Karoline Leavitt was right to call the press out for giving a megaphone to those narratives; too many reporters reflexively accept mayoral spin and refuse to report on the assaults and chaos that followed the ICE surge. At the same time, a federal judge’s recent limitations on tactics show how muddled the response has become, with legal rulings tying the hands of agents on the ground while politicians tweet legalistic excuses. The result is a dangerous cocktail: federal officers constrained, local leaders excused, and citizens left to pay the price in safety and stability.
Patriots don’t cheer for lawlessness, and public servants who encourage protests that endanger officers and neighbors must be held accountable. The White House’s toughness — and Leavitt’s willingness to call the press to task — remind Americans that defending public safety is not a partisan afterthought but a solemn duty. If Washington wants to stop the rot, it should back law enforcement, demand local cooperation, and stop letting the media sanitize political narratives that cost real people their security.
