THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent Trump ICE Raids Take Awful Turn as Dem Gov Drops Alarming New Warning
Oct 31, 2025
Dave Karpf, a professor of media and public affairs, discusses the chaotic scene in Chicago as ICE agents disrupted a children's Halloween parade, evoking terror among families. Karpf highlights Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's alarming warning about the impact on children and his challenge to the Trump administration to pause raids. The conversation dives into the importance of effective messaging for Democrats, the need for a strong media infrastructure to counter misinformation, and learning from historical protest strategies to engage inattentive voters.
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Halloween Parade Chaos In Chicago
- Border Patrol agents disrupted a children's Halloween parade in Chicago, firing tear gas and tackling residents.
- Witnesses reported elderly people pushed and several detentions, including U.S. citizens.
Pritzker Frames Raids As Attack On Families
- Governor J.B. Pritzker framed the raids as federal forces terrorizing children and families.
- He used vivid language to make clear this is an attack from Trump's forces on peaceful neighborhoods.
Use Narrow Demands To Expose Opponents
- Ask for narrowly reasonable actions that expose opponents' absurdity and force a reveal.
- Pritzker asked DHS to pause raids for Halloween to position the administration as either reasonable or cruel.