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TV News Hammers ICE Border Enforcement With 93% Negative Coverage
- ABC, CBS REFUSE to Cover Anti-ICE Mob Harassing Christians at Minneapolis Church
- How the Big Four News Apps Are Manipulating the Masses
- ‘We Don’t Want to Be Like Minneapolis,’ Other Minnesota Cities Say, Supporting ICE
Extreme Media Skew Broadcast networks displayed a near-total bias, with 93% of coverage being negative toward ICE. CBS hit a peak of 96% negative coverage On CBS, 26 of 27 sound bites were hostile toward federal agents, effectively silencing the law enforcement perspective.
Suppression of Evidence Major networks framed documented facts—like an officer being struck by a vehicle—as mere "claims.” Evidence Ignored: Despite video footage of the car impact, CBS refused to state it as a fact. Injuries Minimized: Reports that the agent was hospitalized with internal bleeding were mentioned only once and then buried.
Censoring Criminal Context The media largely ignored the violent backgrounds of the illegal aliens ICE was attempting to apprehend. Only 1.6% of airtime mentioned the detainees' crimes. Networks spent as little as 12 seconds discussing the rap sheets, which included convictions for homicide and child sexual assault.
ABC and CBS Ignored Violent Mob Storming Church Service On Sunday (January 18, 2026), an anti-ICE mob — including former CNN anchor Don Lemon — stormed Cities Church (a Southern Baptist affiliate) in Minneapolis/St. Paul during worship, disrupting services and harassing congregants (including terrifying children) over a false claim that the pastor was an ICE agent tied to Renee Good's death. ABC's Good Morning America and World News Tonight, plus CBS's CBS Mornings and Weekend News, completely omitted this incident from their coverage.
Networks Prioritized Anti-ICE Sympathy Over Christian Harassment Instead of reporting the church disruption, ABC focused on potential U.S. troop/FBI deployment, DOJ probes into Mayor Frey and Gov. Walz for obstructing enforcement, and detainee access concerns; CBS highlighted "far-right provocateurs," postal workers protesting ICE, unionized liberal organizers aiding immigrants, and polls showing growing views that ICE is "too tough." This selective framing downplayed protester aggression while amplifying federal overreach narratives.
Clear Bias by Omission in Covering Minneapolis Unrest Amid over 10 days of protests following Renee Good's shooting, only NBC's Today gave the church incident a brief, vague mention (no details on Lemon or the mob). ABC and CBS's silence exposes media hypocrisy: they eagerly cover ICE actions as creating a "tinderbox" but refuse to report when anti-ICE activists target and intimidate Christians in a house of worship.
The "Big Four" news apps utilize opaque and unvetted algorithms to curate news feeds, effectively acting as digital gatekeepers that determine which stories reach the American public and which are suppressed. This centralized control allows a handful of Big Tech executives to shape the national narrative by prioritizing specific viewpoints while burying dissenting or conservative perspectives, thereby undermining the diversity of thought necessary for a healthy democracy.
Data from MRC Free Speech America suggests a systemic pattern of "algorithmic bias" where mainstream and left-leaning media outlets are consistently amplified at the expense of independent and conservative sources. By funneling the majority of news traffic toward a narrow set of preferred publishers, these platforms create an "echo chamber" effect that limits the public's exposure to alternative facts or critical reporting on government and corporate actions.
The manipulation of news apps serves as a powerful tool for election interference and social engineering by controlling the information flow during critical political moments. When these platforms elevate specific narratives while labeling others as "misinformation" or "harmful" based on subjective criteria, they do not just report the news; they actively engineer public opinion and influence the democratic process without any public accountability or transparency.
A Tale of Two Minnesotas: Local Communities Reject Minneapolis-Style Chaos There is a sharp divide between metropolitan activists and the rest of the state. While Minneapolis leadership and protesters fight ICE enforcement, residents and officials from St. Cloud to the Iron Range are making it clear they "don’t want to be like Minneapolis." For these communities, supporting ICE is a matter of preventing the crime and instability they see unfolding in the Twin Cities.
Law Enforcement Support is a Matter of Public Safety, Not Politics For many local leaders, such as the Mayor of Cold Spring, welcoming ICE operations is about protecting their own constituents and workers. They view ICE as a necessary tool to remove violent criminals from the community. The prevailing sentiment in these areas is simple: if you let law enforcement do their jobs, the community remains safe.
Restoring the Rule of Law and Respect for Authority Outside of the "anti-ICE" zones, there is a strong emphasis on the basic principle of following the law and respecting officers. Local officials and business owners note that while metropolitan "agitators" interfere with federal agents, smaller communities still value the system and believe that when an agent gives a lawful order, it should be followed. They see the erosion of this respect in Minneapolis as a "disturbing" trend they wish to avoid.
