DHS’ McLaughlin to Newsmax: LA Was an ‘Insurrection’

Assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, suggested to Newsmax on Monday that the riots that transpired in Los Angeles over the weekend, in protest to immigration enforcement, was an “insurrection.”

Speaking with “Finnerty,” McLaughlin said, “Outside of that ICE office, they were burning American flags as they were hoisting up foreign flags. That sure looks like an insurrection to me.”

“I know that the left’s favorite talking point over the last five years is insurrection. Well, they have one themselves.”

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