JONATHAN TURLEY: 'Say Her Name' becomes radical rallying cry for Democrats' mob rule
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley explains why current video evidence of the deadly ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis favors the agent on 'America Reports.'
"Say her name." From Portland to Philadelphia, the mantra is being used by politicians to fuel anger over the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. While many of us have noted that the shooting appears to fall within Supreme Court guidelines for the justified use of lethal force, there is an effort to make Good the personification of a so-called "resistance movement."
Across the country, Democrats are holding "I am Spartacus" moments, resembling a low-budget casting call for B-grade actors — chest-pounding calls for everything from defunding ICE to the arrest of law enforcement officers. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) was widely ridiculed for his own such moment years ago. Yet he discovered that while most people found his self-aggrandizement cringeworthy, others longed for such displays.
From Portland to Philadelphia, Democratic leaders are engaging in performative press conferences, attempting to outdo one another by declaring the shooting of Renee Good "murder" or announcing a "war" with the federal government over the enforcement of immigration policies.
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The tone was set almost immediately after the shooting by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who not only declared the officer a murderer but dismissed claims of self-defense as "bulls---" and told ICE to "get the f--- out" of the city.
When many of us denounced his conduct, Frey mocked critics, apologizing if his profanity had "offended their Disney princess ears."
Frey appeared to trigger a race to the bottom. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and others rushed to the nearest camera to condemn the officer and fuel the rage. Democratic politicians seemed to compete over who could escalate rhetoric fastest, adding profanity or threats. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), facing a........
