In a rare moment of journalistic honesty, even the left-leaning CNN couldn’t avoid addressing the growing backlash against Democrat open-borders policies. During a recent segment, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was put on the defensive after a CNN poll revealed that a majority of Americans — 54% — support President Trump’s hardline deportation plan. The surprising result completely undercut Bass’s radical, pro-illegal immigration agenda and exposed just how out-of-touch the Democrat Party has become.
Despite the violent anti-ICE riots turning Los Angeles into a war zone, Bass remains staunchly opposed to immigration enforcement. She clings to the far-left narrative that attempts to paint law enforcement as villains while allowing criminals to flood her city. Predictably, she offered a weak, evasive response when confronted with the CNN poll.
“I think if you did the polling in Los Angeles, I’m not sure it would be that way. We are a city of immigrants!” Bass stammered, desperately trying to sidestep the growing national frustration with her failed policies. Instead of acknowledging the real problem — her refusal to enforce immigration laws — Bass doubled down, claiming, “These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city.”
Bass even bragged that her office is working hand-in-hand with activist groups to resist federal immigration enforcement — a stunning admission that she’s more interested in protecting illegal aliens than defending law-abiding American citizens.
But while Bass attempted to dodge responsibility, Vice President JD Vance unleashed a blistering, no-holds-barred rebuke that quickly went viral across social media.
“Gavin Newsom says he didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved,” Vance posted on X. “Both of these photos were taken before the president authorized the national guard to go protect our border patrol in California. Does this look like ‘no problem’?”
Vance pulled no punches, slamming Newsom and Bass for actively encouraging the chaos. “Newsom and his stooge Karen Bass fomented and encouraged the riots, because their entire political movement exists for one purpose: to promote mass migration into our country. It is their reason for being.”
And he didn’t stop there. Vance called out the Democrat Party as a whole, exposing how the Left has no real plan to fix America’s growing crises. “Democratic leadership has no solution for the economy, for prosperity, or for security. They use their power when they’re in the majority to import millions of illegal immigrants and when they’re in opposition they do everything possible to prevent deportations.”
Vance reminded Americans of the appalling decisions made by California Democrats, including the shocking 2024 move to extend Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants — prioritizing non-citizens over struggling American families. “Under Newsom’s leadership, Medicaid was extended to all illegal immigrants. This means that he elected to take healthcare from impoverished and disabled Californians and give it to illegal aliens. And now, everything is President Trump’s fault? Give me a break,” Vance said.
Then came his most devastating line: “If you want to know why illegal aliens flocked to your state, stop accusing Donald Trump. Look in the mirror.”
Vance’s takedown cut to the core of the Left’s immigration failures — failures that have made cities like Los Angeles unrecognizable and unsafe for everyday Americans. “Your policies that protected those migrants from common sense law enforcement. Your policies that offered massive welfare benefits to reward illegal immigrants. Your policies that allowed those illegal migrants (and their sympathizers) to assault our law enforcement. Your policies that allowed Los Angeles to turn into a war zone. You sure as hell had a problem before President Trump came along. The problem is YOU.”
As the 2025 election cycle heats up, the American people are increasingly rejecting the Democrats’ open-borders extremism and embracing President Trump’s America First vision. Thanks to leaders like JD Vance, voters are seeing through the Left’s lies — and they’re ready to take back their country.