Democrat strategist Julian Epstein is not happy with the way his party has handled the presence of ICE in Minnesota.
During a recent appearance on Mark Halperin’s 2Way program, Epstein suggested that Democrat leadership has enabled the unhinged behavior of leftist activists by creating a permission structure for violence through their demonizing rhetoric about ICE.
It is impossible to disagree with Epstein on this, he is absolutely correct.
The Daily Caller has details:
Democratic strategist Julian Epstein rebuked his own party on “2WAY TONIGHT” on Thursday for rhetoric he said effectively sanctioned violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
An ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman during a Wednesday operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when she accelerated her car forward as agents surrounded her vehicle. Epstein said on the show that he believed inflammatory remarks from Democratic politicians about ICE contributed to the incident.
“They have not only failed to condemn violence in a meaningful way on an ongoing basis, using the language of Gestapo and they’re an occupying force and all this other incendiary language is giving a permission structure to, I think, a lot of the people on the professional left that are being, in my opinion, funded and is giving a permission structure for these violent confrontations, which tragically ended yesterday in a death,” Epstein said.
“Democratic officials have totally failed to understand the distinction between free speech protest on the one hand and active obstruction and attacks of law enforcement on the other hand,” he added. “And I think that is the environment in which we saw this tragedy occur yesterday. So again, I think reasonable people can disagree about what happened yesterday, but I think the environment that is being created, at least some of the responsibility has got to be laid on my side, the Democratic side.”
See the video below:
NEW: Dem Strategist Julian Epstein *UNLEASHES* on own party after Minnesota ICE shooting
“Using incendiary language is giving a permission structure for these violent confrontations — which tragically ended in a death.”@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/YYRmJwk9Gr
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) January 9, 2026
If the left is not stopped, the situation in Minnesota and other parts of the country will only get worse. They are not rational, just filled with rage fueled by their hatred of all things Trump.
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