Trump press secretary tags CNN for ICE story
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt sharply criticized CNN on Monday for its coverage of ICEBlock, a controversial app that tracks and alerts users to the locations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
Leavitt argued that such reporting could fuel hostility toward law enforcement, pointing to a reported 500% surge in assaults against ICE agents, as noted in recent Department of Homeland Security data. While acknowledging she hadn’t seen the specific CNN segment, Leavitt condemned the network’s decision to highlight the app, emphasizing the need to support officers working to ensure public safety.
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CNN stood by its coverage, with a spokesperson clarifying that the network was merely reporting on a publicly available app that has sparked widespread discussion.
The spokesperson noted that CNN sought comment from ICE before publishing and updated its story with a response from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, who warned that ICEBlock “basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers’ backs,” especially amid the sharp rise in attacks on agents.
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The assaults on ICE officers should not be tolerated. It is their job to deal with illegal immigrants, and interfering with that job is also a crime.
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A brief interview with founder Joshua Aaron sparked buzz across the executive branch within hours as U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House border czar Tom Homan, and Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller all laid into the network for “openly helping invaders and insurrectionists sabotage ICE.”
Noem, appearing with Trump on Tuesday, confirmed that the DHS is investigating the legality of the anti-ICE app.
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