ICE Barbie Aide Caught Lying on 'Body-Slamming' Claim Live on CNN
Source: The Daily Beast
ICE Barbie Aide Caught Lying on ‘Body-Slamming’ Claim Live on CNN
Department for Homeland Security spokesperson Trisha McLaughlin was confronted after saying Democratic lawmakers “body-slammed” ICE agents.
Will Neal
Reporter
Updated May 18 2025 2:45AM EDT
Published May 17 2025 11:41AM EDT
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security was caught lying about an altercation between federal security personnel and a group of Democratic Party officials.
Trisha McLaughlin, an aide to DHS Secretary Kristi “ICE Barbie” Noem, had accused Democratic lawmakers inspecting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in New Jersey of “body-slamming” agents, pledging to release video of the altercation.
But when CNN played the clip on Saturday, it did not feature anyone performing the wrestling move.
“Dictionaries say it’s a wrestling move where someone is lifted off the ground and slammed onto the ground,” host Victor Blackwell said. “I don’t see that in this video.”
McLaughlin deflected: “Body-slammed, body-rammed, punched, shoved, pushed—whatever you want to call it."
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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/department-for-homeland-security-aide-trisha-mclaughlin-caught-lying-on-body-slamming-claim/
Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ice-barbie-aide-caught-lying-154144670.html
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