BIG3 opening weekend has come and gone, but not without a tense — and memorable — altercation between players Stephen Jackson and Dwight Howard.

“This is BIG3 opening weekend. No one’s going to be surprised when we hear, ‘Hey, shots fired at a BIG3 basketball game.’ No one’s going to be surprised, no one. This is the culture, the atmosphere. This is what the BIG3 is producing,” BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock says.

“A bunch of solid to good former NBA players that are in their late 30s, early 40s, that are still little babies and children who can’t play a basketball game without getting into a fight that spills into the stands,” he adds.

And Whitlock believes this attitude is not just reflected on the basketball court.

“Stephen Jackson’s 47 years old. He’s the host of the “All The Smoke” podcast. He came to increased fame because he was friends with George Floyd. Stephen Jackson loves to lean into the victimhood mentality, into the rap, anger, gangster rapper mentality. He’s not evolving,” Whitlock says.

“This is a plague, a mental plague,” he continues. “This has been going on now for 30-plus years. Affirm any and everything. Hey, Karmelo Anthony with a ‘K,’ you just stabbed another teenager, because he asked you to get up out of a seat in an area that you weren’t supposed to be in. Let’s affirm that. Let’s make up a fake narrative. Let’s all pretend, ‘Well, this kid feared for his life.’”

“He had no choice but to stab him,” he mocks. “Let’s start a GoFundMe or a GiveSendGo, and let’s send a million dollars, half-million dollars, to Karmelo Anthony and his family. Let’s affirm Karmelo Anthony’s behavior because everything has to be affirmed.”

“You can’t just affirm any and everything, and that’s what we’ve been doing in this society,” he adds.

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A former NFL player blamed Democrat Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for the “chaos” that has engulfed the state in recent years.

Jack Brewer, who played for the Minnesota Vikings and the University of Minnesota, said Walz and Minn. Attorney General Keith Ellison have put the state in a spiral, turning it into a place that does not reflect the people of Minnesota.

‘Whenever you give Satan power, he shows his face.’

“We need to start calling this what it is. These people have lost their minds,” Brewer told Fox News. “I am heartbroken to see one of the most amazing states in America completely turned around under Gov. Tim Walz. Minnesota is confused.”

After a man named Vance Luther Boelter was charged with the murder of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, Brewer said the incident was a direct result of Democrats and Walz’s leadership. The former NFL player said there needs to be a “return to masculinity” in order to turn the state around.

“On this Father’s Day, I wish Minnesota would focus on restoring fatherhood — protecting women, protecting families. Tim Walz is the example of a weak, emasculated leader. That is not what God made fathers to be. It’s pathetic,” Brewer told Fox News.

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A Homeland Security K-9 officer walks around the Warren E. Burger Federal Building, where Vance Boelter had a court appearance on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images

Brewer described Minnesota as the “capital of chaos in America” and said Democrats have gone “so far left” that their party members attack anyone who does not agree with their principles.

“They are forcing everyone in the party to conform,” Brewer’s comments to Fox News continued.

The former defensive back added that the “root cause” of the problem in the state can simply be labeled “evil.”

“Whenever you give Satan power, he shows his face. That’s what we’re witnessing now.”

Brewer has also been a Donald Trump supporter for years and was allegedly a Democrat until he was inspired by the president to change course.

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Jack Brewer, #42 of the Minnesota Vikings, is congratulated after intercepting a pass against the Green Bay Packers on November 17, 2002. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

In early 2020, Brewer declared Trump the “first black president” and said he was “changed” and “inspired” by him to keep doing God’s work by reaching out to inmates in prison, according to the Hill.

In 2019, Brewer predicted that a “black awakening” would give Trump a 20% black vote in the upcoming election, but only 12% was garnered, per the Roper Center.

Brewer was in the NFL for four seasons, playing for the Vikings, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles.

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Anderson Garcia told KSTU-TV that taking his family to the local WestFest celebration Sunday night was not in his plans.

“I didn’t even know the fair was going to be there,” Garcia recounted to the station about the annual four-day event, which took place at Centennial Park in West Valley City, Utah. “I was going to the Walmart, and my baby started crying. … I looked to my right side, and I see the fair. All I wanted was for my babies to be happy there, to have fun.”

‘For three years, I struggled with infertility, and I was finally blessed with two boys. My baby was such a happy baby.’

Sunday was the final day of WestFest, which featured “food, fun, and festivities” such as music and carnival rides about 20 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City.

Garcia added to KUTV-TV that his family was just about to leave WestFest but stopped to look at a ride — and that’s when gunfire broke out.

“I said to my wife, ‘Run, that’s gunfire, run.’ I pushed her out of the way, and all I did was use my body to cover the boys,” he recounted to KUTV. “I thought I rather the gunfire hit me than my children.”

Garcia on this Father’s Day also tried to use his body to cover the stroller, KUTV said.

Tragically, Garcia’s 8-month-old son — Anderson Garcia Cabrera Jr. — was hit by gunfire and died, KSTU reported.

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A 16-year-old male opened fire amid an argument between two groups at the festival, police said, and two others also were fatally shot: 18-year-old Hassan Lugundi of West Valley City — a male from one of the arguing groups — and 41-year-old Fnu Reena, a female bystander from West Jordan.

Adding to the heartache, Garcia’s wife — Mehili Cabrera — told KUTV that baby Anderson was a twin born after lengthy infertility obstacles.

“I have my heart and soul broken,” Cabrera said to KUTV. “For three years, I struggled with infertility, and I was finally blessed with two boys. My baby was such a happy baby.”

The devastated mother also said baby Anderson was just learning to crawl, KUTV noted, and that so many people loved him.

Indeed, the family wrote in a GoFundMe message that “what was meant to be a joyful Father’s Day celebration … became the most heartbreaking night of our lives. We are devastated and struggling to process this unimaginable loss.”

Baby Anderson’s family hope to lay him to rest in their home country of Guatemala, KSTU noted, “so he can rest in peace surrounded by our family and loved ones.”

“He was a happy baby. I’ve never seen one like him,” his father added to KSTU. “What I want: He goes where I come from.”

The family’s GoFundMe campaign can be found here; as of late Tuesday afternoon, nearly $54,000 has been raised as part of a $100,000 goal.

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Police said gunfire at the festival also wounded two teens — a 17-year-old female and a 15-year-old male — in their arms. Police added that it’s not clear if the two wounded teens were connected to the arguing groups.

The 16-year-old male suspect was taken into custody, police said, adding that an officer fired but didn’t hit the suspect. Police also said the suspect was taken to the police station for questioning.

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Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill told KSTU-TV in a previous story that it’s too early to determine if the teen suspect will be charged as a juvenile or as an adult.

“We have not yet screened the case. Whether a case is filed in a juvenile or district court is a decision that is made at time of filing,” Gill said in a statement, according to KSTU. “It would be premature for us to talk about these matters at this time.”

A shocked employee of a business located next to the park told Blaze News that he feels “bad for what happened” and added that it was completely out of the ordinary for the area.

“I’d definitely say it was a one-off,” the worker noted to Blaze News before acknowledging the “dark” nature of the crime.

A pregnant woman also was injured while trying to climb a fence to flee the scene, KUTV-TV reported in a previous story.

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Roxeanne Vainuku, public information officer for West Valley City police, told KUTV that “it’s heartbreaking, I think for all of us, to see something like this happen at something that is just a real treasure, something that we really enjoy in our community.”

Vainuku added to the station that it’s not clear if the shooting was gang-related. KUTV also said police won’t release the name of the suspect since he’s a juvenile.

“I don’t even know how to explain this night,” one witness told KSTU. “I am traumatized. I don’t think I would ever go to a fair, especially if they’re not checking the people that walk in.”

Another witness added to KSTU: “I was very scared because I’m not used to hearing gunshots, and I almost had a panic attack because that was scary.”

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Arnold Schwarzenegger shut down Joy Behar when the co-host of “The View” attempted to goad him into projecting anti-ICE sentiment with a loaded question. Instead, Schwarzenegger redirected the conversation to how incredible the United States is for immigrants and how those coming to the country must “behave like a guest.”

Schwarzenegger appeared on “The View” on Tuesday, where Behar asked the former Republican governor of California if he had a “visceral reaction” to raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attempting to detain illegal aliens.

‘And those people that are doing illegal things in America, they’re the foreigners. They are not smart because when you come to America, you’re a guest, and you have to behave like a guest.’

Rather than taking the divisive bait from Behar, Schwarzenegger waxed poetically about how thankful and lucky he is to be a citizen of the United States.

“I’m so proud and happy that I was embraced by the American people like that,” Schwarzenegger stated.

The bodybuilder turned Hollywood action movie star explained, “I mean, imagine: I came over here at the age of 21 with absolutely nothing. And then to create a career like that, I mean, in no other country in the world could you do that.”

Schwarzenegger legally immigrated to the United States from Austria in 1968 and then became a U.S. citizen in 1983.

Schwarzenegger said the incredible achievements in his life are “all because of America.”

“So this is why I am so, so happy to see firsthand that this is the greatest country in the world, and this is the land of opportunity,” he continued.

Schwarzenegger proclaimed that he is a “proud American” and a “proud immigrant.”

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He added that the United States has a “great history” with immigrants but stressed that those seeking opportunities in the U.S. must come here legally.

“But the key thing also, at the same time, you’ve got to do things legal,” he said. “And those people that are doing illegal things in America, they’re the foreigners. They are not smart because when you come to America, you’re a guest, and you have to behave like a guest.”

“Like when I go to someone’s house and I’m a guest, then I will do everything I can — keep things clean and to make my bed and to do everything that is the right thing to do — rather than committing a crime or be abusive or something like that. So that doesn’t really work in this country,” the “Terminator” actor said.

Seemingly not in agreement with his legal immigration sentiment, “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin is seen on video tapping Schwarzenegger’s arm to interrupt him mid-sentence. Hostin then attempted to butt in verbally on multiple occasions.

However, Schwarzenegger ignored Hostin and continued to make his point.

Schwarzenegger noted that legal immigrants who “use America for the great opportunities that America has, in education, jobs, creating a family, all of those things,” have a responsibility.

Schwarzenegger declared that legal immigrants have a “responsibility … to give back to America and to pay back America and to go do something for your community for no money whatsoever.”

Schwarzenegger said it was important for legal immigrants to “make this country a better place.”

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After the audience applauded Schwarzenegger, “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg attempted to pour cold water on his patriotic speech.

“Right, but, Arnold, don’t forget there’s — 90% of the people who come here are trying to do the right thing,” Goldberg claimed.

Goldberg then attempted to steer the conversation back to the efforts by ICE agents to detain individuals who are in the country illegally.

“And a lot of what’s happening right now is people are getting snatched who shouldn’t be snatched out of the country,” Goldberg opined. “People who have visas, people who have all those things. So, we want all the right people. We don’t want people who are doing bad stuff.”

Hostin blurted, “Immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes in this country than actual American-born citizens.”

Hostin then brought the discussion back to the anti-ICE protests by rehashing how President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to assist federal immigration agents in Los Angeles earlier this month, despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom not welcoming the troops into the city.

Schwarzenegger noted that the National Guard serves under both state and federal command, and that the president can federalize the National Guard in certain circumstances.

Just Security — an independent, nonpartisan, daily digital law and policy journal — stated, “Once federalized, National Guard troops come under the full command and control of the secretary of defense. In essence, National Guard troops become part of the federal military until and unless they are returned to state status.”

Schwarzenegger emphasized that it is “very important” for the president and governors to “work together” to achieve a common goal.

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Sec. Kristi Noem of the Department of Homeland Security was reportedly rushed to a hospital in Washington, D.C., via ambulance on Tuesday.

Few details were available about her condition, but she is said to be conscious and speaking to her security detail. A CNN report cited two sources familiar with the matter.

A spokesperson for DHS released a statement saying Noem was alert and recovering from an allergic reaction.

“Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution,” reads the statement from Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for the Dept. of Homeland Security.

The development came as top officials of the Trump administration were on high alert due to the war that had broken out between Israel and Iran. Trump has been issuing threats to the Iranian regime via social media and calling on them to stand down and agree to a peace deal.

Iranian officials had previously indicated that they were willing to sign a nuclear deal with the president if all sanctions were dropped.

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In April, Noem was robbed of a purse with $3,000 inside by a masked man as she dined at a Washington restaurant. Police later determined the man to be a Chilean national who did not know whom he was stealing from and was in the country illegally.

Editor’s note: This article has been edited after publication to include a statement from the DHS.

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Illegal aliens are in the crosshairs of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — even in the video game world.

Users of the massively popular online game Roblox are not only performing in-game raids on “illegals,” but they are also facing anti-ICE protests in the game’s fictional streets.

‘This is the only thing we can turn to.’

In Roblox, gamers can design virtually anything in a scaled-down, pixelated 3D world, leading to intricate gardens, basketball courts, or, in this case, federal agents sweeping facilities for illegal immigrants.

“Kids are cosplaying as ICE agents in Roblox, staging raids on fellow players who they deem illegal,” reporter Taylor Lorenz wrote on X. “Hundreds of kids are also protesting ICE in rallies across Brookhaven, Roblox’s most popular experience.”

In one staged scenario, ICE agents raid a Roblox version of a chicken restaurant called Los Pollos Hermanos found in the hit TV show “Breaking Bad.”

A firefight ensues, and ICE makes arrests of several employees.

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Other videos posted to TikTok show a raid on a character in his bedroom at the hands of just one ICE agent with a baseball bat, while another shows an organized anti-ICE protest, complete with signs that say “F Ice,” likely because curse words are not allowed on the platform.

Lorenz spoke to a 17-year-old who she said “organized the largest anti-ICE protest in Roblox,” which featured burning police cars and Roblox characters holding Mexican flags while battling police.

“A lot of young people really want to protest and put their words and beliefs out there but are unable to,” the child told Lorenz. “So this is the only thing we can turn to.”

At least six more in-game anti-ICE protests were being organized, according to the teen. Most of the action has reportedly happened in “Brookhaven,” the most popular server in Roblox, which has seen upwards of one million users at one time.

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Police and National Guard troops take measures as thousands of anti-ICE protesters are gathered outside of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, on June 9, 2025, amid protests over immigration raids. Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

Blaze News previously reported on Roblox’s enormous user base last year, about 58% of which were under the age of 16, equating to around 46 million children on the platform.

However, Roblox has strict safety measures and a history of taking serious precautions to protect children.

Roblox did not respond to a request for comment regarding whether or not in-game scenarios like the protests and raids went against their terms of service.

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The steel-driving man of American legend, John Henry, attempted to beat the machine — and won, though it cost him his life. At the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League’s (A2RL) Drone Championship in April, man tried to beat the machine and lost — and the technology responsible could soon claim many a life on battlefields the world over.

There were four race formats at the drone competition co-hosted by the Drone Champions League and A2RL this past April in Abu Dhabi: an autonomous drag race where lightweight flyers fired through multiple gates at speeds of over 93 mph; a multi-drone race; an AI grand challenge; and a match pitting elite DCL human pilots against an autonomous drone.

In the fourth type of race, an autonomous quadcopter drone built and trained by a team of scientists and students at Delft University of Technology’s aerospace engineering MAVLab in the Netherlands beat three former DCL world champions, reaching speeds on the winding indoor track of nearly 60 mph.

A2RL concluded in a release that the races demonstrated that “AI, when given the right tools, can make complex, real-time decisions in a dynamic physical world. And it can do so safely, at speed, and at scale.”

‘Autonomous drone racing is an ideal test case for developing and demonstrating highly efficient, robust AI.’

Footage shows the drone whip effortlessly through a series of 22 indoor gates using only a front-facing camera and a motion sensor.

According to the university, the feat — possible because their “efficient and robust AI system [is] capable of split-second, high-performance control” — was historic.

Humans have been losing in games played virtually to supercomputers for decades. However, the university noted that “this achievement happened in the real world.”

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An FPV drone controlled via a fiber-optic cable flies during Ukrainian military training on January 29, 2025 in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Photo by Dan Bashakov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Team lead Christophe De Wagter said in a statement, “I always wondered when AI would be able to compete with human drone racing pilots in real competitions. I’m extremely proud of the team that we were able to make it happen already this year.”

“I hope that this achievement and this type of competition in general forms a springboard for real-world robot applications,” added De Wagter. “Robot AI is limited by the required computational and energy resources. Autonomous drone racing is an ideal test case for developing and demonstrating highly efficient, robust AI.”

The efficacy of autonomous drones on the raceway certainly has implications for the future of warfare.

Already in Ukraine, drones — which Kyiv is on track to produce 2.5 million of annually — have blunted the competitive edge of state-of-the-art bomber aircraft and armor and now reportedly cause an estimated 70% of deaths and injuries. The vast majority of drones in the war are, however, human-operated.

A special report published earlier this month by the Institute for the Study of War noted that “Russia and Ukraine are engaged in an active technological race to develop and deploy drones with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities” as doing so would reduce their reliance on human drone operators and defenders, overcome human limitations in target identification, and accelerate decision-making processes involved in drone warfare.

The warring nations have reportedly demonstrated some integration of AI capabilities into drones as of last month but have not deployed them on scale in the battlefield.

In one instance, a Ukrainian electronic and radio warfare expert observed Russian forces field a swarm of six drones, each of which carry a 6.6 pound warhead and have a range of up to 50 miles.

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ISW noted that Ukrainian forces, on the other hand, deployed a new AI-powered “mother drone” on the frontlines in late May — a drone that can reportedly deploy two first-person-view drones and launch a strike at a range of 186 miles.

The mothership was created by the Ukrainian startup Strategy Force Solutions.

The CTO of the company, who identified himself only as Andrii, told Forbes, “A $10,000 mission replaces what previously required $3-$5 million missile systems.”

“By pairing them [small FPV type drones] with AI mothership drones, we can guarantee precision strikes,” added Andrii.

The TU Delft drone evidences a technological leap that if utilized in the warring nation’s UAVs could mean greater effectiveness when attacking in dynamic combat zones as greater difficulty on the part of targets to evade or shoot them down.

The Dutch university indicated that one of the novel aspects of the racer drone’s AI is its use of a deep neural network originally developed by the Advanced Concepts Team at the European Space Agency, which enables the system to bypass a traditional human controller and direct commands straight to the motors.

“Traditional, human-engineered algorithms for optimal control were computationally so expensive that they would never be able to run onboard resource-constrained systems such as drones or satellites,” said the university. “ESA found that deep neural networks were able to mimic the outcomes of traditional algorithms, while requiring orders of magnitude less processing time.”

“We now train the deep neural networks with reinforcement learning, a form of learning by trial and error,” said De Wagter. “This allows the drone to more closely approach the physical limits of the system. To get there, though, we had to redesign not only the training procedure for the control but also how we can learn about the drone’s dynamics from its own onboard sensory data.”

According to a MarketDigits 2023 projection, the autonomous drone market will reach $53.4 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 18.9% during the forecast period.

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A Florida sheriff issued a fiery statement against singer Lizzo over accusations on social media that he threatened to kill peaceful protesters.

Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, posted the accusations and said she was appalled that law enforcement officials would threaten to stamp out the constitutional right to free speech in the U.S.

‘Until earlier tonight, I had never heard of her.’

“I just watched a video of law enforcement saying they would kill — kill anyone who exercises their First Amendment rights to protest. And I’ve never seen anything more unconstitutional in my life. It was actually appalling,” she said in the video on Instagram.

She said that people have to get louder to combat officials acting illegally.

“I want to encourage everybody to remember their constitutional rights,” she added. “I want to encourage everybody to also protect each other. Because the people that we put in position to protect us are not doing that. Know your rights and stand on ’em.”

Jefferson was likely referring to a viral video of Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, who warned protesters ahead of the No Kings demonstrations to avoid criminal behavior or face the consequences.

“If you spit on us, you’re going to the hospital and then jail. If you hit one of us, you’re going to the hospital and then jail and most likely get bitten by one of our big, beautiful dogs that we have here,” said Ivey in the viral video.

Ivey did threaten to use lethal force against protesters, but he specifically said that about anyone who uses extreme violence during a protest.

“Throw a brick, firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at,” he added. “Because we will kill you graveyard dead. We’re not going to play.”

After hearing about her post, Ivey responded to Jefferson’s post and excoriated her for misconstruing his comments while confirming that he’s not a fan of her music.

“Lizzo who?” he said to Fox News Digital. “Until earlier tonight, I had never heard of her. So what she thinks matters exactly zero to me! She clearly didn’t listen to what was actually said during the press conference, as is evidenced by how inaccurate her quote is.”

The post from Lizzo to her 11 million followers on Instagram had garnered nearly 75,000 likes.

“At no time were people peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights [ever] threatened, as what was actually said was that peaceful protests are part of our democracy, and we will provide a safe environment for peaceful protest to take place!” Ivey added.

“My warnings were directed at violent protesters whose actions would put citizens and law enforcement officers’ lives at risk!” he concluded.

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Fox News Digital said it reached out to Lizzo’s management company but did not get a response.

Millions of people participated in the No Kings protests, and some violence was reported at a number of demonstrations. Statistically, between 1% and 1.5% of the total population joined the protests against the Trump administration.

Lizzo also made headlines when some fat-positivity activists expressed outrage that she had betrayed the movement by seeking to lose weight after initially pushing for more fat acceptance.

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Democrats are up in arms after President Donald Trump has threatened to send ICE into sanctuary cities and start deporting illegal aliens en masse — which he explained on Truth Social in signature Trump fashion.

“Our Nation’s ICE Officers have shown incredible strength, determination, and courage as they facilitate a very important mission, the largest Mass Deportation Operation of Illegal Aliens in History …” Trump began in a post on Truth Social.

“ICE Officers are herewith ordered, by notice of this TRUTH, to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History,” he continued.

“In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside,” he added, before calling these cities the “core of the Democrat Power Center.”

While Republicans are on board, Democrats continue to push the idea that illegal immigrants are at the heart of America, which they say would not be what it is without them.

“It seems like we have this big lie that’s being told in our country that our economy cannot function without the participation of these people in it,” Texas Rep. Mitch Little (R) tells BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”

“And to that, I just say, let’s find out,” he adds.

But it’s not just the illegal immigrants whom Little takes issue with.

“I’m also very concerned about the ongoing participation of China in our higher education,” he explains. “This is not really a place for us to be making exceptions.”

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