"That is one of those white evangelical churches that turn out to vote for Donald Trump 80%+ of that sect of Christianity. These are the Don't Tread on Me folks. These are the people who feel like America is for Americans and American only. These are white nationalists. And the DOJ got their panties in a wad because these protesters went straight to them and addressed their hypocrisy."
"He doesn't get a get out of jail free' card because he's self-described as a journalist. The freedom of the press extends to a lot of different areas. It does not extend to somebody just trespassing and being embedded with a group of rioters and being part of a group that storms a church, said Blanche. So, as our assistant attorney general said yesterday, we are absolutely investigating that conduct and the fact that that man, that Mr. Lemon thought that was a good idea to do that, and then to race away from it saying it was freedom of the press, we'll see. We'll see."
"You, a gay, black journalist, are, I mean, prime bait for them to drum up these charges. But that's one issue. You went right into the most entitled white nationalists there are, and they feel that ICE is 100% justified."
Jennifer Welch labeled attendees at a Minnesota Baptist church as white nationalists after an anti-ICE mob stormed the church following Sunday service. Welch characterized the congregation as white evangelical Trump supporters and described them as 'Don't Tread on Me' people who believe America is only for Americans. Former CNN host Don Lemon livestreamed the incident alongside protesters, prompting Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to announce an investigation and suggest Lemon could face charges for trespassing and embedding with rioters. Department of Justice official Harmeet Dhillon raised the Enforcement Act of 1871, the Ku Klux Klan Act, as a possible legal basis for charges.
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