Chuck Schumer: “It's absurd for the speaker and others like him to argue…”

“That's always been the accountability that we've had for decades and decades. And Noem thinks, and some people think, like Speaker Johnson thinks, we shouldn't do it. Why is Johnson pro secret police? It's absurd for the speaker and others like him to argue that mass ICE agents should get special treatment and be held to a different standard from just about every law enforcement agency in the country. Sheriffs, local police, trafficked cops. You don't see them with masks, do you? No. Defending ICE agents wearing masks and giving them special treatment, especially when they're so brutal and thuggy, is totally against the views of most Americans who want basic accountability.” (07:55–08:07)

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