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White House Responds to Steve Bannon's ICE at Polling Locations Comments

PBS NewsHourFebruary 5, 20261 min4,673 views
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White House Response to Bannon's ICE Comments

  • 🎯 The White House addressed Steve Bannon's recent statement suggesting ICE agents would surround polling locations in November.
  • ❌ A spokesperson stated that this is not something the president has considered and that they have not heard of any formal plans to deploy ICE agents outside polling sites.

Guarantees and Hypotheticals

  • ⚠️ When asked if there was a guarantee that ICE would not be around polling locations, the response was that such a guarantee could not be provided.
  • ❓ The question was characterized as a "silly hypothetical" and "disingenuous" by the White House spokesperson.
  • πŸ—£οΈ Despite the characterization, the spokesperson reiterated that they have not heard the president discuss any such plans.
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