I am responding with profound disgust at the improper and misleading 60-second radio ads being broadcast by Secretary of Homeland Security Noem, thanks to us, the taxpayers, who are paying for this garbage.

Noem states, “An illegal alien from Guatemala, charged with raping a child in Massachusetts. An MS13 gang member from El Salvador, accused of murdering a Texas man. A Venezuelan, charged with filming and selling child pornography in Michigan. These are just some of the heinous migrant criminals caught because of President Donald J. Trump’s leadership. I’m Christine Noem, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security …”

To be clear, local law enforcement agencies investigate, and local prosecutors bring charges for alleged criminal acts. The last time I recall Trump being in a courtroom was when he was convicted of 34 felony counts for fraud.

Law enforcement and the prosecution are the heroes of these stories, not the person who spends significant hours dismantling our international alliances, destabilizing the world economy, insulting his critics, and golfing.

The information and investigations that led to these arrests were compiled and assessed long before Trump took office. The claim, “migrant criminals caught because of President Donald J. Trump’s leadership …” is a........

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