White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson called out Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) for her "deranged" rhetoric attacking ICE agents, and when she attempted to hit back, Jackson roasted her a second time.
During a live segment on CNN, the network's anchor read a statement from the White House calling out Jayapal after she accused ICE enforcement of "acting like a terrorist force."
🚨INCREDIBLE: CNN reads a White House statement from @ATJackson47 about the DERANGED rhetoric that Pramilla Jayapal has been making about ICE agents.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 2, 2025
Jayapal reacts in real time — & instead of apologizing for contributing to rising threats against ICE agents, she DOUBLES DOWN,… pic.twitter.com/KxZGtFodJa
The anchor read, "Jayapal's disgusting comments warrant an immediate apology." She then clarified that the words were from the White House and not hers. "They called ICE officers heroic and are, quote, simply doing their jobs and enforcing federal immigration law, with the utmost professionalism."
"And the dangerous smears by 'this is their words,' deranged leftists like Jayapal radicalize their supporters to violently attack and obstruct federal law enforcement," she added. "Because of comments like Jayapal's, assaults against ICE agents have increased [by] 500 percent this year. And that number will go even higher if Jayapal doesn't stop with her smears."
The anchor then asked what Rep. Jayapal's reaction was to that, and she proceeded to prove the White House's point, claiming that "what is deranged and cruel and outrageous is that literally we are seeing ICE agents…are coming and kidnapping and disappearing people on the streets of the United States."
She claimed it was President Donald Trump's administration "that has to apologize to U.S. citizens that [sic] have been rounded up… and are getting swept up."
Jayapal continued her rant, closing it out by claiming that what White House is doing is "outrageous and unconstitutional."
Shortly after our sister site, Townhall.com's clip surfaced on X, Deputy PressSec Jackson reacted to it and roasted the Democrat representative once more.
"Like I said, deranged leftist," she wrote on social media.
Like I said, deranged leftist. https://t.co/QIsJm0BcAg
— Abigail Jackson (@ATJackson47) July 2, 2025
Oh, where to start with Jayapal? RedState has reported numerous times over the last few months the Washington state Democrat has been caught in several lies, from ones claiming Trump and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) then-chief Elon Musk are cutting Social Security, Medicare, and/or Medicaid if the BBB passes to her latest celeb cause lying about Trump's illegal immigration policy and ICE officers actions.
As our Jennifer Oliver O'Connell reported, Jayapal recently tried to push a fake news story about a "pregnant woman" (Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus, a Guatemalan illegal immigrant) who "lost her baby after ICE refused to give her prenatal care," when the Democrat rep cited the headline of an article in "The Nashville Banner."
A pregnant woman lost her baby after ICE refused to give her prenatal care.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) June 24, 2025
She begged for help and was denied. She was fed food full of cockroaches. She was forced to sleep on the floor.
This is absolutely disgusting and we should all be outraged. https://t.co/AtYPFMfZ6z
O'Connell pointed out that:
Jayapal obviously stepped on a rake. But then, Asst. DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin grabbed that rake and whacked Jayapal one more time with facts.
Absolutely FALSE. She had FULL medical, prenatal care. We have documentation to show it.
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) June 25, 2025
Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus, 37, is a citizen of Guatemala who has been arrested multiple times for child abuse and is wanted on an active warrant for homicide. https://t.co/5tXf8LUkJY
Jayapal really should start reading RedState for her news, unless she wants to keep getting a proverbial wack over the head for buying anti-immigration propaganda.
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