You have to wonder what the Democrat Party thinks will be the effect of the dangerous games it's playing in the media, when it comes to vilifying the work the Trump administration, and Republicans in states across the country. The facts are clear; they are doing what they can to clean up the immigration and border mess left by former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the past four years.
Just today (Saturday), we heard about a frightening incident in Texas, which RedState's Bob Hoge wrote about, in which officers were forced to duck gunfire from one or more armed individuals who were lurking outside an ICE facility. One of the law enforcement officials was shot in the neck.
That's why it makes no sense at all that some no-name, Florida state Democrats decided it would be a smart idea this week to barge over to what's likely the most recently opened, illegal immigrant holding center, colloquially known as "Alligator Alcatraz," which Pres. Trump just toured with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security (DHS) Sec. Kristi Noem on Tuesday.
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This is what happened on Thursday, in the wake of the president's sojourn to the Sunshine state -- simply more liberal Democrats looking for photo-ops to keep themselves on the good side of the radicals of their party:
A group of five Democratic state lawmakers in Florida said they were denied entry to “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new migrant detention facility, on Thursday due to “safety reasons,“ days after President Trump toured the facility alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
The lawmakers who tried to tour the facility, which opened on Tuesday, included state Democratic Reps. Anna Eskamani, Angie Nixon, and Michele Rayner, along with two state Sens. Shevrin Jones and Carlos Guillermo Smith.
The report continued by mentioning Jones' sad attempt to make a nothingburger protest into something by using all caps up-top, posting on X later on Thursday:
Access DENIED!
— Shevrin “Shev” Jones (@ShevrinJones) July 3, 2025
Florida law gives legislators the authority to make unannounced visits to state-run facilities — to inspect conditions and check on the wellbeing of the people inside. I’ve served in the Legislature for 13 years, and this has never happened. pic.twitter.com/DiyIcOfnV0
“Florida law gives legislators the authority to make unannounced visits to state-run facilities — to inspect conditions and check on the wellbeing of the people inside. I’ve served in the Legislature for 13 years, and this has never happened."
A video of what appears to be a press conference made the rounds on X, also:
Democrats showed up demanding access to Alligator Alcatraz and were denied entry 😂
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 3, 2025
Imagine if they cared this much about homeless veterans or hurricane victims pic.twitter.com/LXWWStf7jc
One of them, who appeared to be the spokesperson of sorts, cries to the media gaggle about the illegal aliens who did not get "due process" before becoming the first residents inside the place, then has the gall to dub the facility a "political stunt."
This is a group of people that needs to invest in a mirror, if they're going to talk about political stunts. That's exactly what this is, much like the fake concern visits to both facilities and immigration courts in states like New Jersey, New York, and California.
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It gets even better, though, as Florida's GOP mocked these attention seekers handily on their official X social media account, thanking them by name for "finally taking an interest in the illegal immigration crisis," then directing the state lawmakers to the organization's online shop.
"Don’t forget to pick up your swag to support our efforts to undo all of Joe Biden’s failures!" they wrote.
One last thing. The next batch of activist legislators that decides to head out to the facility might also want to look out for, well, you know... Kermit the Frog brings up someone to "say hello to" in the swamp, from the great Jim Henson movie-musical, "The Muppet Movie" (1979):
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