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Democrat Rep. Shri Thanedar Slammed for Staying Seated During Trump Speech Honoring Victims’ Families

Thanedar said he remained seated to protest what he called political exploitation of victims' tragedies and criticized ICE policies amid a rising threat level against agents.

  • On Friday, Fox News host Sean Hannity confronted Rep. Shri Thanedar over immigration enforcement and his choice to remain seated during families of Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray's recognition in President Donald Trump's 2025 address.
  • Rep. Shri Thanedar said he did not stand because he believed President Donald Trump was `using a tragedy` for political gain and cited constituents who feel `terrorized by ICE`.
  • The segment turned to the Minneapolis shooting this month involving Renee Good, 37-year-old mother, whom Rep. Shri Thanedar called a `murderer` while Sean Hannity said the ICE agent acted in self-defense facing a `4,000`-pound vehicle.
  • Sean Hannity accused Rep. Shri Thanedar of making `incendiary comments` that could incite violence, blamed such rhetoric for an 8,000% rise in threats against border enforcement agents, and called him `nauseating`.
  • Positioning himself on enforcement, Rep. Shri Thanedar accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of `murdering people` and defended his `no` vote on a deportation bill mandating removal of undocumented immigrants convicted of sex crimes, saying `no bill is perfect`.
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