Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, in an interview with Newsmax on Monday, defended immigration agents and police officers after they encountered violence in Los Angeles over the weekend.
McLaughlin, in an interview with Newsmax’s “Wake Up America,” defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and police officers in Los Angeles who clashed with protesters while attempting to apprehend illegal migrants in the city. Police deployed flash-bangs and tear gas to forcibly disperse a crowd of protesters who shut down one of the busiest freeways in Los Angeles on Sunday.
“I want to say we are so proud of our law enforcement, our officers, our [Customs and Border Protection] officers who are on the ground there in Los Angeles in the face of incredibly disrespectful protesters who have been pummeling them with rocks, who have been assaulting them, who have been hoisting foreign flags as they burn American flags, defacing buildings, slashing the tires of government vehicles,” McLaughlin said.
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