Remember when public figures at least pretended to respect the men and women who keep our communities safe? Yeah, those days are over. We’ve entered an era where celebrities and media personalities openly target those who enforce our nation’s laws. Not criminals going after cops. Entertainers. People who’ve never spent a single day doing the hard, thankless work of protecting American citizens.

The rhetoric has grown darker. More threatening. What starts as criticism on some podcast has a way of bleeding into the real world, where law enforcement officers already face unprecedented dangers just for wearing a badge. Now the calls have escalated beyond mere criticism into something far more disturbing: demands for imprisonment.

From Daily Wire:

Comedian Leslie Jones demanded a “reckoning” and called for all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to be thrown in jail during a podcast appearance with MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace…

“That’s what I want, all — everybody that worked for ICE, I want them in jail. I just want a reckoning. I want a reckoning. Y’all know y’all did wrong stuff. You know some of the stuff you did was so wrong. I need a reckoning, because that’s — to me — that’s the only thing that’s gonna make it right.”

Those stunning words came from Leslie Jones, the former “Saturday Night Live” cast member whose career highlights now apparently include demanding the mass incarceration of federal law enforcement officers. Jones made the remarks on “The Best People,” a podcast hosted by MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace. The two spent their time trashing President Trump and the citizens who voted for him.

A Washed-Up Actress Takes Aim at Hard-Working Americans

Let’s be clear about who’s doing the talking here. Jones—whose relevance in entertainment faded considerably after her SNL departure—offered zero specific allegations against any ICE agent. No evidence. No due process. Just a sweeping condemnation of every single person who has ever worked to enforce America’s immigration laws. Their supposed crime? Doing their jobs.

During the same appearance, Jones compared President Trump to a “used car salesman” and “snake-oil salesman.” She dismissed his supporters as people who “don’t want to admit that they made a mistake.” Charming. She also expressed hope that Democrats would win the midterm elections specifically so the “reckoning” could begin.

Wallace, for her part, seemed delighted to egg her on. “Like gravity,” Wallace offered, “things should fall.” Accountability for thee, apparently. Never for me.

When Reckless Words Put Targets on Backs

Here’s what celebrities like Jones either don’t understand or don’t care about: words like hers get people hurt. This isn’t abstract Hollywood drama. It’s incitement. When a public figure with a platform calls for imprisoning entire categories of law enforcement officers, she’s painting targets on their backs.

ICE agents face real threats every single day. They have families. They work grueling, dangerous jobs that most celebrities couldn’t stomach for an hour. And they enforce laws passed by Congress—not policies they invented themselves. Yet Jones believes they all deserve prison for their service.

The bitter irony here is almost too much. Jones demands “accountability” while facing none herself. She suffers zero consequences for calling to imprison thousands of Americans without evidence. Without due process. Without any of the constitutional protections our founders fought to establish.

Maybe the real reckoning America needs looks different than what Jones imagines. Maybe it’s a return to basic decency. To respecting those who serve rather than condemning them from the cushy confines of a podcast studio. The men and women of ICE put themselves in harm’s way to protect this country. They deserve gratitude, not threats from a washed-up actress desperate for attention.

Key Takeaways

• Former SNL cast member Leslie Jones called for jailing all ICE agents without citing any specific wrongdoing.
• Inflammatory celebrity rhetoric against law enforcement puts real targets on the backs of officers protecting American communities.
• Jones explicitly hopes Democrats win midterms to pursue a political “reckoning” against federal agents.
• Hollywood elites continue attacking hard-working Americans from the safety of podcast studios.

Sources: Daily Wire, Fox News