Pierre Thomas

THE OFFENSE

ABC and NBC implied the Trump Administration’s immigration policies were responsible for the shooting of a man in California, with ABC’s Pierre Thomas describing the incident as demonstrating “just how volatile the [A]dministration’s immigration enforcement campaign remains,” and NBC’s Maggie Vespa drawing a parallel to Minnesota.

THE TRUTH

The man — Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez – was a gang member and wanted murderer who was shot by ICE officers when he attempted to run them over with his car during a targeted vehicle stop. Hernandez’s gang “Barrio 18” and its rival MS-13 are reportedly responsible for roughly 200,000 deaths over three decades.

KEY POINTS

• Legacy media outlets ABC and NBC attempted to incite outrage against heroic ICE officers for successfully defending themselves against a gang member and alleged murderer.

SOURCES

• ICE agents shoot 18th Street Gang member who ‘weaponized his vehicle’ in California
• ABC, NBC Are Upset ICE Shot a Gangbanger Trying to Run Over an Agent
• Jorge Bonilla Post On ABC News
• Jorge Bonilla Post On NBC News
• MS-13 gang member sentenced to 1,335 years in prison, others given hundreds of years in El Salvador