Members of law enforcement respond to a shooting by an ICE agent during federal operations Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty)
Council members called the incident an "attack," demanding ICE "immediately leave our city so we can get rid of their chaos and violence that ended the life of one of our neighbors today." That sentiment was echoed by progressive Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who told immigration authorities to "get the f--- out" of his city.
"This guy doesn't know moderate," said the Media Research Center's Tim Graham.
"The man with a literal Nazi tattoo on his chest sounds like he is calling for violence at maximum against ICE but absolutely is calling for the weaponization of the justice system against ICE at minimum," added Brianna Lyman, an elections correspondent at The Federalist.
"We should all love something as much as Dems love open borders," GOP consultant Luke Thompson wrote on X.
"The same liberals who wanted to defund the police want to dismantle ICE," Alabama Senate candidate Morgan Murphy wrote on X. "Absolutely not: stand with ICE. Stand with law enforcement."
Platner has come under fire in the past for a tattoo on his chest that critics have claimed resembles a "Totenkopf," a Nazi "death's head" symbol, but he has denied the claims that is what it represents and said he has made his stance on Nazism clear.
SENATE DEM CANDIDATE WHO WROTE HE 'BECAME A COMMUNIST' NOW SAYS HE WAS JOKING
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, speaks at a town hall at the Franco Center in Lewiston, Maine. (Libby Kenny/Sun Journal via AP)
Platner is seeking the Democratic nomination to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine., in 2026.
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