NBC’s Saturday Night Live returned from its lengthy Christmas break this past weekend and quickly joined the rest of the nightly comedy shows in seeking to smear ICE. According to SNL, ICE agents are bad fathers who have anger issues and just like being violent for its own sake. During the cold open, Ashley Padilla played the role of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who rattled off some job qualifications for aspiring ICE agents, “Now, obviously, there's been clashes on both sides in Minneapolis, and have we been perfect? Yes. And I know a lot of people looking at the situation in Minnesota are wondering the same thing. Can I join ICE? Well, let me ask you this. Is your neck wider than your head? Are you currently wearing a Punisher T-shirt? Have you ever punched a hole in the wall because your son took a dance class? If the answer is yes, then grab a gun, any gun, and saddle up, big boy. And just know you can always count on me, because my last name is Noem as in, do I have the situation under control? Noem, I don't.”     Later, during Weekend Update, co-anchor Michael Che declared that the Trump administration knows what they are doing is illegal, but that they simply do not care, “Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, claiming that their large-scale ICE actions are an unconstitutional federal invasion. While the Trump administration claims that, yep!” Fellow co-anchor Colin Jost then added, “President Trump defended the actions of ICE agents in Minneapolis, adding that the day of reckoning and retribution is coming. Which is a phrase he stole from that guy who's always pointing at him.” Jost’s reference to “that guy” was accompanied by a picture of the Grim Reaper. Rolling right along, Jost then returned to Padilla’s theme of ICE supposedly being bad fathers, “A federal judge on Friday ordered ICE agents in Minnesota not to retaliate against peaceful protesters. But if ICE agents listened to judges, then their ex-wives would be getting those checks for child support.” It is difficult to see what any of SNL’s attacks on ICE have to do with the debate about whether or not Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good in self-defense. SNL instead went for personal attacks built around a caricature they have constructed to make them feel better about themselves.  Here is a transcript for the January 17 show: NBC Saturday Night Live 1/17/2026 11:33 PM ET ASHLEY PADILLA/KRISTI NOEM: Now, obviously, there's been clashes on both sides in Minneapolis, and have we been perfect? Yes. And I know a lot of people looking at the situation in Minnesota are wondering the same thing. Can I join ICE? Well, let me ask you this. Is your neck wider than your head? Are you currently wearing a Punisher T-shirt? Have you ever punched a hole in the wall because your son took a dance class? If the answer is yes, then grab a gun, any gun, and saddle up, big boy. And just know you can always count on me, because my last name is Noem as in, do I have the situation under control? Noem, I don't. *** MICHAEL CHE: Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, claiming that their large-scale ICE actions are an unconstitutional federal invasion. While the Trump administration claims that, yep! COLIN JOST: President Trump defended the actions of ICE agents in Minneapolis, adding that the day of reckoning and retribution is coming. Which is a phrase he stole from that guy who's always pointing at him. A federal judge on Friday ordered ICE agents in Minnesota not to retaliate against peaceful protesters. But if ICE agents listened to judges, then their ex-wives would be getting those checks for child support. 

Across the dial on the Sunday shows, radical-left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was cued up for his message about leftist anti-ICE protesters. On ABC, Frey responded to a softball question from Jonathan Karl: "It's about love. We are showing something far more powerful and consequential here, which is love. We are standing up for one another." He isn't presented by the elitist media as a radical leftist, because their ideologies roughly match. The phony picture here is that all the violence and all the "hate" is coming from Trump and his ICE agents. No one on the Left is hateful or violent or ideologically extreme.  MRC Video's Justine Brooke Murray and MRC Free Speech America Associate Editor Luis Cornelio joined the show as we discuss protests. Justine made a video about an interview former CBS anchor Norah O'Donnell had with Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, who now represents the Iranian resistance to the Muslim dictatorship there. Norah seemed to suggest that it was irresponsible to encourage protests that could end in death. Aren't these media elitists the ones who always pose as the guardians of democracy?  Luis has been doing studies on what we call the “Big Four News Apps”  (Apple News, Google News, MSN and Yahoo News). For example, the protests are burying the massive welfare-fraud scandal in Minnesota. Google News featured only four stories on the scandal out of 840 stories it published in its morning edition over a six-week period. None of the four stories came from a right-leaning outlet, and three of them actively sought to vilify Trump administration enforcement actions. The hatred of ICE feels unanimous.  On PBS NewsHour, New York Times columnist David Brooks -- who poses as a moderate -- sounded like a radical leftist on Minnesota: “We're coming close to something like an armed occupation of an American state by the American federal government. There are 3,000 ICE officers in Minneapolis, which is like five times the number of police officers. And they are behaving with reckless and violent abandon.” It makes you happy PBS is defunded -- for now.  We also discuss how California Gov. Gavin Newsom was grilled by Ben Shapiro on his own podcast, and made the “mistake” of agreeing that ICE were not terrorists and that ICE should not be abolished. The Bluesky Brigade had a fit. Former Washington Post columnist Nathan Grayson said Newsom is a “sociopath who believes in nothing,” and New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie somehow used it to mock Shapiro as bad at sex.  Enjoy the podcast below, or the audio is here. Download, share, and like!

Radicals participating in a so-called "ICE Out Action" stormed a Christian church on Sunday in Saint Paul, Minnesota.The interlopers — ex-CNN talking head Don Lemon and a motley crew of leftists hailing largely from Nekima Levy Armstrong's Racial Justice Network, Black Lives Matter Minnesota, and BLM Twin Cities — not only lashed out at a pastor over his apparent role at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement but intimidated parishioners, drowned out sound of worship with their propaganda, and pressured the prayerful to condemn ICE.The Justice Department has indicated that criminal charges for possible Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances Act and KKK Act violations are imminent. Despite the clear language of the relevant statutes, some Democrats have defended the mob action, indicating that churches are viable targets for further desecration.'When they find out that someone that's supposed to be speaking for the community in church is found out to be in ICE ... they have the right to go in there.'When asked whether the DOJ has a case against the anti-ICE radicals who disrupted Minnesota Christians' lawful exercise of religious freedom in a place of worship, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told CNN's Erin Burnett on Monday, "Under this DOJ, wrongdoing has nothing to do with whether they're going to focus or investigate you. So I wish in a normal time I would say no; I'd say this is First Amendment activity."After she suggested that "the optics of going into a place of worship are not necessarily great," Burnett asked the Muslim Minnesota AG whether he was frustrated "that it happened this way."RELATED: 'You are on notice!' Don Lemon backs anti-ICE radicals who stormed Saint Paul church — but DOJ vows reckoning Nekima Levy Armstrong, the radical who led the intrusion into the church. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images.Ellison avoided answering the question, suggesting he was instead frustrated by the number of ICE agents operating in his crime-ridden jurisdiction and the possibility that troops might be deployed to Minnesota.Rep. Adelita Grijalva (Ariz.), a co-sponsor of a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and a recent participant in an anti-ICE operation, is another Democrat who evidently figures churches are fair game for intimidation campaigns.On a CNN appearance Monday, Grijalva justified the mob action, suggesting that the supposedly ICE-affiliated pastor "now knows what it's like to have his daily life and privacy interrupted. This is a daily occurrence in our immigrant communities — being followed, being kidnapped, us out of our schools, churches, and hospitals."The Democrat congresswoman underscored that she did not think it was a step too far for "protesters" to go into churches, noting, "I think that when they find out that someone that's supposed to be speaking for the community in church is found out to be in ICE, like a federal agent that is running ICE in their communities, they have the right to go in there.""Churches have always been an open door," continued Grijalva. "And from my understanding in the videos that I saw, those protesters were not violent in any way."'No cause — political or otherwise — justifies the desecration of a sacred space.'Numerous Christian leaders and organizations evidently see things differently and have advocated for legal consequences in response to the intrusion.Pastor Paul Chappell, president of the West Coast Baptist College, stated, "We condemn the actions of Don Lemon and the group of activists who stormed Cities Church today in St. Paul, Minnesota, in clear violation of the FACE Act. Christians everywhere should demand that the Department of Justice arrest those who participated. We must protect religious liberty in this country.""This group trespassed on private property and willfully obstructed Christian worship," said Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board. "No cause — political or otherwise — justifies the desecration of a sacred space or the intimidation and trauma inflicted on families gathered peacefully in the house of God."Ezell added, "What occurred was not protest; it was lawless harassment."Albert Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, called the mob action not only a "desecration" but an "unspeakably evil intrusion."Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon stressed on Sunday that houses of worship are not public forums for the protests of radicals but spaces "protected from exactly such acts by federal criminal and civil laws.""We don’t want to prejudge, but I think it is fair to say that I saw multiple federal criminal incidents yesterday, and there will be charges," Dhillon told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck. "It's only a question of when we can get a judge to sign off on arrest warrants and exactly what the charges would be.""We will not let this happen to another church in the United States. It is un-American, unacceptable, and there is a zero-tolerance policy for it at this DOJ," added Dhillon.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Despite an appalling violent crime problem in Chicago, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a bill protecting convicts, making it easier for them to get past hiring filters and find jobs in Illinois. On Saturday, Pritzker signed the Clean Slate Act, which will enable officials to seal non-violent criminal records for over 1.7 million people in Illinois, Fox 32 Chicago reported.Just last month, Gov. Pritzker fortified the state's sanctuary laws.The new law will require eligible records to be sealed by 2029.The law applies only to non-violent convictions and dismissed or reversed charges and arrests. More serious crimes, such as sexual violence, DUI, or any crimes that require sex offender registration, are not eligible for automatic sealing.While this particular law excludes violent felonies, it comes at a time when violent incidents on Chicago trains are making national headlines.Moreover Pritzker has a long history of siding with suspected law-breakers over victims. In 2023, cashless bail became the law of the state, thanks to the SAFE-T Act he signed previously. Just last month, he fortified the state's sanctuary laws, prohibiting federal immigration agents from conducting operations near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses, and day-care centers.RELATED: Chicago Bears may leave city over rift with Democrat leadership John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesThe Clean Slate Act is celebrated by the Democrats as a jobs initiative, since many businesses use background checks to filter out candidates with prior convictions. Once the records are sealed, that traditional filter will be less robust, allowing potential former convicts to remain in the running."There is no reasonable public safety justification for making it hard for returning citizens to get a job or housing or an education," Pritzker said, according to Fox 32. "It's a policy guided by punishment rather than rehabilitation."The Clean Slate Initiative lists Pennsylvania, Utah, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Delaware, Virginia, California, Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota, and New York as states that have passed legislation that meets their criteria for Clean Slate laws. Washington, D.C., is also listed. The criteria include automation of record sealing, including arrest and misdemeanor records. The Clean Slate Initiative also includes a "strong recommendation for laws to include eligibility of at least one felony record."Sheena Meade, CEO of the Clean Slate Initiative, stated: “Our coalition partners — including Live Free Illinois, the Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments, the Workers Center for Racial Justice, Impact for Equity, and Code for America — and bill sponsors Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth and Sen. Elgie Sims have shown the resolve, persistence, and heart needed to drive real change."The new law will take effect June 1.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

On January 12, the Wall Street Journal published an exclusive report claiming that President Trump is less than thrilled with Attorney General Pam Bondi. According to the article, he has complained privately to aides repeatedly in recent weeks, describing Bondi as "weak" and "ineffective" at enforcing his agenda, specifically when it comes to the Epstein files, prosecuting people like former FBI Director James Comey and New York AG Letitia James, and pursuing the shadow figures who orchestrated Biden’s phony 2020 presidential victory. This is music to many conservatives’ ears. From their perspective, MAGA has waited a year in vain for the heads of D.C.’s slimiest swamp creatures to roll, as was a campaign promise. To discover that Trump himself is perhaps also displeased with the DOJ’s lack of prosecutions is encouraging. However the report is coming from a mainstream outlet, so a healthy degree of skepticism is necessary, says BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler.Regardless she feels that the contents of the Wall Street Journal’s report are “very realistic” and “very plausible.”“It seems like a summary of what you and I have experienced throughout the year,” she says. According to the article, President Trump told the Wall Street Journal, “Pam is doing an excellent job. She's been my friend for many years. Tremendous progress is being made against radical left lunatics who are good at only one thing: cheating in elections and the crimes they commit.”“All right, so how do we analyze this article?” asks Liz. “Is this true? Is President Trump finally growing tired of Attorney General Pam Bondi?”While she acknowledges that “it is true that Pam Bondi has been loyal to President Trump for many years, and that makes the situation perhaps personally a little more awkward,” the reality is President Trump has to decide “whether Pam Bondi is an effective attorney general, not whether she's a loyal friend.”And the facts don’t lie.As early as February 2025, it was clear to Liz that Bondi “does not tell the truth to the American people” after she gave Liz and other conservative influencers those “infamous white Epstein binders” that contained no new information on the convicted child sex trafficker.Bondi’s ineffectiveness has “become more obvious as the summer passed and the fall passed and the new year passed,” says Liz."Tulsi Gabbard handed Attorney General Pam Bondi on a silver platter a case against John Brennan and the Obama cronies that fabricated the intelligence community assessment to claim that Russia helped President Trump defeat Hillary Clinton ... and what accountability have they faced?” she asks.“Trump's administration controls the Department of Justice. We should be seeing indictment after indictment after indictment. And yet what have we seen? We've seen nothing.”To hear more of Liz’s commentary, watch the video above.Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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