Friday, January 30, 2026

When a Failed MSNBC Host Spewed This Lunacy About ICE, It Was Game Over



I don’t know where CNN finds its liberal guests, but Tiffany Cross, a failed MSNBC host, is elite in how laughably incorrect her observations are, which is in keeping with the office culture of her former employer. MSNBC, or MS Now, only serves to keep liberal America’s blood pressure low through shoddy propaganda that withers under scrutiny. Cross tried to argue Tuesday night that ICE might be riddled with white supremacists, which sent conservative commentator Kevin O’Leary over the edge. She later called him a cultist for the MAGA movement, which was also not well-received. Watch this exchange on host Abby Phillip's show, and when she says you're saying things that are incorrect, you know you've screwed up:

O’LEARY: “Did you just say ICE officers are militia?!” 

CROSS: “Yes. Have you not been paying attention?” 

O’LEARY: “Yeah…I think you’re stretching a little bit.” 

CROSS: “They certainly mirror the Gestapo.” 

O’LEARY: “This is a federal, state mandate, you’re pushing that a little bit there. That’s WAY offside.” 

*Abby Phillip looked concerned.*

PHILLIP: “But Tiffany, you’re just making a supposition here. There’s no concrete evidence of actual Proud Boy members.” 

O’LEARY: “Yeah, you gotta be careful here. That’s WAY offside. These are men and women serving the government, risking their lives, serving the government. You’re calling them Proud Boy militia, did you say that?!” 

“You’re way offside, way offside.” 

CROSS: “I’m actually not. But I think that there are White supremacist tattoos on their necks.” 

O’LEARY: “White supremacist federal officers?!” 

CROSS: “Yeah! White supremacist federal officers!”

 O’LEARY: “Okay that’s…where are you going with this? Why would you say that?! Men and women working for the federal government, risking their lives, carrying out a mandate and their White supremacists?!” 

CROSS: “Yes, and you’re a member of a cult...”

O’LEARY: “WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!” 

Cross is Exhibit A regarding progressives being ignorant about the agency. ICE has existed for years. CNN did a ride-along with them under the Obama administration, where, operating in a sanctuary country, they were rounding up illegals. Oh, and the LA Times reported on them entering homes without warrants, scaring the bejesus out of children, and doing things that today have the Left in a tizzy, but not back then for obvious political reasons.  

Also, like Scott Jennings, if you're going to spar with Kevin O'Leary, come prepared, because he'll eat you alive:


O’LEARY: “Simple question. Why is all this happening in Minneapolis? Why?” 

“Why has this become the domestic war zone? What is the reason? Is there a specific area that has caused this? Why?” 

“Because I think that’s really the question.” 

Phillip jumped in to defend Minneapolis and blame the Trump administration. 

PHILLIP: “Let me offer some possibilities. Minneapolis is a city of fewer than 500,000 people. The Trump administration decided to send 3,000 federal officers to that one city.” 

O’LEARY: “But WHY did they send them?” 

PHILLIP: “Why? Well, according to Trump, it’s because they’re going after fraud. But again…” 

O’LEARY: “Could there be fraud, Abby? Maybe?” 

“What about that fraud?” 

Tiffany Cross was not happy that the fraud was being exposed. 

CROSS: “But it’s not fraud, Kevin. That is BS.” 

O’LEARY: “What is it? Lot of money missing.” 

“Lot of money missing, taxpayers are asking.” 

CROSS: “He is targeting Minnesota because he keeps claiming he won it. He has not. And they are already trying to sow discord…”

O’LEARY: “I think you’re deflecting the issue of the money that’s missing.”


Notice Anything Familiar About These Participants at CNN's MN Town Hall? The Trump WH Recognized It.



I mean, this is unsurprising, but sort of hilarious that the network tried to cast this as some ordinary citizen town hall event. CNN held one with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and others, during which they took audience questions about the city's situation regarding the Trump administration’s deportation agenda. Two people, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, have been killed as they recklessly interfered in police actions. 

Good rammed into an ICE agent and got shot on January 7. Pretti tussled with Border Patrol agents on January 24. Both were left-wing activists and agitators whose own actions got them killed. Did they deserve to die for having horrible opinions on the issues? No, but assaulting federal officers can get you killed. I don’t know what else today. There are choices and consequences, and both of these clowns chose poorly.  

So, given that this city is a deep blue cesspool, it’s not shocking that its participants were all on the ActBlue registry. Trump White House Communications Director Steven Cheung was keeping score: 

Also, Mayor Jacob Frey knows the Pretti narrative is cooked. He wasn’t some kind nurse and good neighbor. The man was a lunatic who was ready to throw down with the Feds, as seen in the new January 13 footage, where he spat on agents and kicked the taillight off a federal vehicle. He suffered broken ribs from a previous confrontation before being shot on January 24. So, yeah, again, another liberal narrative burned to ash.  


Breaking: President Trump Brokers Last-Minute, Short-Term Deal Preventing Partial Government Shutdown


RedState 

At least for the moment, a partial government shutdown has been averted at the last minute. As RedState wrote earlier on Thursday, the United States Senate rejected the passage of a cloture (test) vote for a minibus which would have funded the six remaining bills for fiscal year 2026. The deadline to accomplish the government funding is midnight on Friday before a shutdown kicks in.

We also saw that there were still chess pieces in play, with President Donald Trump holding ongoing meetings with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in hopes of finding a resolution to the log jam Democrats have over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

In the latest breaking update, the president and Schumer have worked out a deal to separate the DHS part, and put a hold on that while passing the other five bills:

The deal would see the DHS funding bill stripped from the broader six-bill package. Schumer and Democrats have been adamant that if the bill were sidelined, they’d vote for the remaining five, which include funding for the Pentagon.

Here are the details we know so far:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and President Donald Trump labored over a deal from late night Wednesday until Thursday evening after the top Senate Democrat unleashed several funding demands and the White House accused Schumer of blocking a meeting with rank-and-file Democrats. 

"The separation of the five bipartisan bills the Democrats asked for + the two-week DHS [continuing resolution] has been agreed to," Schumer said in a statement. 

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Their agreement also tees up a short-term funding extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR), for two weeks to keep the agency funded while lawmakers negotiate restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

Trump wrote on his Truth Social account:

"America is setting Records in every way, and our Growth Numbers are among the best ever," he wrote. "The only thing that can slow our Country down is another long and damaging Government Shutdown."

"I am working hard with Congress to ensure that we are able to fully fund the Government, without delay," the president continued. "Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together to get the vast majority of the Government funded until September, while at the same time providing an extension to the Department of Homeland Security (including the very important Coast Guard, which we are expanding and rebuilding like never before). Hopefully, both Republicans and Democrats will give a very much needed Bipartisan “YES” Vote." 

This is a breaking story. RedState will provide further updates as more information becomes available.


Promises Kept: Here Are The 9 Biggest Accomplishments Of The Republican Congress


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Now over a year into the new congressional term and moving toward the midterms, the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress has been racking up one major victory after another. Don't believe it? Just look at the facts.

The Babylon Bee has the receipts with the following list of things the GOP has accomplished while in power:


  1. Got Little Debbie Zebra Cakes added to the Capitol cafeteria: The far-reaching magnitude of this cannot be overstated.

  2. Thought long and hard about doing something: They're not sure what it was, but they definitely considered it.

  3. Added a cool light show to the Washington Monument: And it reportedly only cost American taxpayers $7 trillion.

  4. Issued a record number of sternly worded letters: Shape up, or they'll send one to you, too.

  5. Convinced Mike Johnson to try parting his hair on the other side: This required months of tough negotiation.

  6. Released six heavily redacted pages of the Epstein files: They're serious about accountability.

  7. Exempted the National Mall landscapers from all ICE operations: They can't afford to lose José and his crew.

  8. Passed legislation to fund the federal government for the next 8 minutes: Isn't that amazing? Oh, wait, time's up, and the government is about to shut down again.

  9. Lost the midterms earlier than any other Republican Congress in history: And that's saying something.


No one can say the GOP hasn't been getting things done. What else have Republicans accomplished while controlling both chambers of Congress for the last year? Add your thoughts in the comments.