Mike Johnson Offers Bizarre Justification For ICE Masks. Backlash Follows.

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Source: Huff Post

Jun 9, 2025, 05:18 AM EDT


House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faced criticism after he defended the wearing of masks by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during immigration raids.

Johnson was asked by Fox News to respond to concerns from Democrats who say ICE agents shouldn’t conceal their identities while conducting arrests as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

“From the people who mandated mask-wearing for years in America, it’s absurd,” Johnson fired back, referencing the face-covering measures that Democrats implemented during the coronavirus pandemic in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19. “They need to back off of ICE and respect our agents and stop protesting against them,” he added, arguing that agents would be doxed if they were able to be identified.

Critics pointed out the irony of Johnson’s acceptance of agents wearing masks, given his history of opposing mask mandates for medical reasons, and suggested he had conjured up an extreme example of false equivalence.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-johnson-ice-agents_n_6846960ee4b07d5e027bfd44

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
MIKE JOHNSON: From the people who mandated mask wearing for years in America, it's absurd. They need to back off ICE and respect our agents.

Q: So you're okay with these agents not identifying themselves when they're arresting migrants?

JOHNSON: Why, so they can target them? So they can put their names and faces online and dox them?
11:21 AM · Jun 6, 2025

I suppose our judges, who correctly rule against their illegal actions, should now wear masks so they don't get "targeted" and "doxxed" by the RW loonosphere?