Overview
- In an on-camera monologue, President Trump insisted a "silent majority" supports the raids and cited praise from White House staff.
- He mocked demonstrators’ placards as professionally produced, riffing about "leather handles" on protest signs during the remarks.
- A Fox News poll, as reported in coverage, finds 59% of voters say ICE is too aggressive, including 71% of independents, with Trump underwater on immigration approval at 45% approve to 55% disapprove.
- Commentary on the poll reports the opposition extends into demographics often associated with Trump’s base, including rural voters and whites without a college degree.
- Advocates describe the backlash as largely organic, saying everyday people—not traditional organizations—are driving protests that erupted after fatal encounters in Minneapolis.