"Johnson, who has cheerfully profited as he's promoted many a right-wing cause celebre and conspiracy theory over the years, recently accompanied Noem as ICE conducted raids in Chicago, posting an AI-generated video portraying himself dressed as Batman beating up people in stereotypical Mexican garb in a Walmart parking lot. He deleted that video at some point after the fierce backlash it received, but followed up with another video dispatch with Noem from the rooftop of an ICE building in Portland."
"Noem isn't chicken, Johnson added along with a baby chick emoji. The video he posted, however, quickly drew responses questioning how he was defining army, since what the clip actually showed was two small groups of people standing down on the ground below that seemed to be mostly reporters with cameras, a single digit number of protesters holding up posters, and one guy in a chicken costume."
Benny Johnson posted video from Portland praising DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for 'staring down' an 'army of Antifa' from an ICE rooftop. The footage actually showed two small groups on the ground that appeared mostly to be reporters with cameras, a single-digit number of protesters holding posters, and one person in a chicken costume. Johnson previously accompanied Noem during ICE raids in Chicago and shared an AI-generated Batman video using Mexican stereotypes, which he deleted after backlash. Viewers mocked Johnson's 'army' description, questioned his framing, and noted that he zoomed in to magnify the small crowd.
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