Kibbe on Liberty Ep 369 | Republicans Are Losing the PR War Over ICE | Guest: Jim Bovard
Jan 28, 2026
Jim Bovard, investigative journalist who exposed Ruby Ridge and federal overreach, gives a hard-nosed look at recent immigration-enforcement shootings. He dissects training shortfalls, phone confiscations, and optics that harm Republicans. He draws parallels to Ruby Ridge and warns about secrecy, rushed exonerations, and broad domestic-terror labels.
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Cell Phones Undermine Official Narratives
- Video and cellphone footage demolish official narratives by making abuses public in real time.
- Jim Bovard argues that cell phones turned ICE actions and other federal moves into PR disasters for the administration.
DHS Claims Threaten Accountability
- The DHS asserted people have no right to videotape ICE agents and equated filming with assault and doxing.
- Bovard says this stance erodes accountability and likely contributed to obstruction after the Minneapolis shooting.
The Ruby Ridge Siege Recounted
- Ruby Ridge involved federal entrapment and a deadly siege where the FBI sniper killed Vicki Weaver and wounded Randy Weaver.
- Bovard recounts the ambush by marshals and the FBI's rules of engagement that authorized killing armed adults near the cabin.
