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Sat Jan 24, 2026, 05:30 PM 4 hrs ago

Rep. Seth Moulton: "Was this a murder or was it an execution?"

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) speaking to Alex Witt this afternoon:

(excerpt)

...what I'm seeing is a group of federal officials who are not only murderers or executioners - that'll be the debate you know - was this a murder or was it an execution?

I'm also seeing federal law enforcement officials who are absolute pathetic cowards - and let me be clear I say that as a U .S. Marine veteran someone who's been in combat who's seen a lot worse than this, and these guys are cowards.

It turns out these folks are Cusman's border patrol we've seen it from ICE officials as well there's multiple officers trying to wrestle this guy to a grant to the ground - he is lawfully
carrying a weapon.

They disarm him, and then they shoot him in cold blood. This is the kind of stuff that you see in movies from Iran, from North Korea, from the Nazis in Germany. This is Gestapo type stuff happening in the streets of America.

And it's got to stop, stop. And let me tell you one other thing. The other cowards in this equation here, the other cowards are the Republicans who continue to enable this president
and secretary of Homeland Security.

Tom Emmer represents Minnesota. He's the third ranking official on the Republican side in the House of Representatives.

Where is he where is he today? He seems to be more interested in defending this president and secretary of homeland security than the American citizen shot dead in Minnesota.

I voted against funding for ICE just this past week. I voted against the entire appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security because of exactly this stuff going on in our streets.

But that's not enough. You can't enforce the law if you think you're above it. And just like American citizens can be prosecuted, these federal law enforcement officials need to be prosecuted.

I think that should be the clear-eyed determination of every Democrat and, frankly, any Republican with a shred, a shred of moral credibility right now in America.

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Rep. Seth Moulton: "Was this a murder or was it an execution?" (Original Post) bigtree 4 hrs ago OP
No Republican has a shred of credibility UpInArms 4 hrs ago #1
Love Seth Moulton KT2000 4 hrs ago #2
execution. Evolve Dammit 3 hrs ago #3
When a killing is done by the state, it is an execution sarisataka 3 hrs ago #4
Who cares what it's called. A man is dead and ICE killed him. ancianita 2 hrs ago #5
Why isn't Seth Moulton and other similarly outspoken Democratic Representatives in leadership positions? flashman13 2 hrs ago #6

flashman13

(2,145 posts)
6. Why isn't Seth Moulton and other similarly outspoken Democratic Representatives in leadership positions?
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 07:45 PM
2 hrs ago

He is not afraid to call out Trump as the increasingly senile President being manipulated by the racist de facto head of the Amerikan Gestapo Steven Miller. He is also not afraid to call out all those Republicans that are aware of what is happening, but are too cowardly to publicly oppose the destruction Trump and Miller are inflicting on the country.

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