Peaceable assembly for we, not for ye

Say, remember the week of Christmas when Nebraska Fats Gov. Tim Walz expressed concern that the godless Trump administration would be prone to sending Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents to church services to conduct their operations? 

Roll the tape. 

An erratic MN Gov. Walz spreads rumors and fear that ICE may target "midnight mass."
Hours later, the Archbishop issues a statement saying Walz's rumors are false and unhelpful "fear-filled speculation." ICE has taken no such actions.
Full statement: https://t.co/8GDOtUf6KA pic.twitter.com/9x1KYtQVG2

— Clarity (@covid_clarity) December 24, 2025

Turns out, it was the classic fear mongering (not to mention projection) put forth by Walz as no churches were under siege. At least, not until this past Sunday. And it wasn't ICE causing the disturbance. 

🚨BREAKING: William Kelly and a mob of anti-ICE extremists stormed a Cities Church in Minneapolis, disrupting a worship service and hurling baseless accusations that one of the church’s lead pastors is an ICE agent. pic.twitter.com/QYl7q9gkwz

— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 18, 2026

Disgraced ex-CNN guy Don Lemon just happened to be present for this. 

 

Don Lemon sees kids fleeing church: "It is traumatic for the people, and that's what protesting is about" pic.twitter.com/M5zVXHZk96

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 19, 2026

Sorry Don, but trespassing onto private property and interrupting a group peaceably assembling themselves is absolutely not protected speech, thus you can't hide behind the First Amendment. 

Oh, and check out Donny and his condescending tone toward the church's pastor. 

 

NEW: Don Lemon tries lecturing a pastor on the First Amendment after a mob of far leftists stormed a church in Minneapolis.

Pastor: “This is unacceptable. It's shameful to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship…”

Lemon: “Listen, there's a constitution, the First… pic.twitter.com/joHdCvaXe6

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 18, 2026

Kudos to Pastor Jonathan Parnell there, who perfectly executed the biblical mantra of turning the other cheek. Seriously, that's as good an ambassador of Christ I've seen given how my blood boils just watching the despicable conduct of Lemon and his fellow provocateurs.  

Not to be outdone, Minnesota's corrupt and hackish Attorney General excuses this away. 

MN Attorney General Keith Ellison: "The FACE Act is designed to protect the rights of people seeking reproductive rights... How they are stretching these laws to people protesting in a church is beyond me."

The FACE Act specifically says that you can't use intimidation to… pic.twitter.com/auEJvZcOQX

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 19, 2026

This buffoon is literally Minnesota's top legal executive, yet doesn't even know the wording of the statute he cites. 

 

Your First Amendment right to peacefully protest does not override other people's First Amendment right to worship.

This protest violated the FACE Act.

Don Lemon should arrested immediately. They could all face prison time over this. pic.twitter.com/ZGu1Uw1Q83

— The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) January 18, 2026

Let's be honest: the rollout of these ICE operations in Minnesota has been fraught with chaos. And while it's an undeniable positive that there have been extremely dangerous criminals apprehended and processed for deportation, the public relations hit the Trump administration has taken is significant. Yet somehow, someway, leftists manage to give Trump a political gift he absolutely doesn't deserve. 

One final thing: have you noticed how over these past two weeks that Walz has been all over TV, social media, etc. jumping around like a poo flinging monkey over the disruption he likely welcomes because it scores points for his team? Well now that his side has taken one on the chin with this shameful exhibit, all he could muster is a statement from his office about 24 hours after the fact. 

“The Governor has repeatedly and unequivocally urged protesters to do so peacefully. While people have a right to speak out, he in no way supports interrupting a place of worship.”

He literally never has to face voters again, yet he's still too gutless to make a firm, definitive statement. Looking at all of our sorry state leadership over the past two weeks, is it any wonder Minnesota has become a national punchline?

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