On Sunday, ABC’s World News Tonight With David Muir tried to tie the deportation of illegal immigrants to the public’s irritation with prices and blamed the rising cost of beef on ICE raids and stoked fears the administration was targeting legal, documented meat packing workers. Desperate for a story, ABC correspondent Steve Portnoy condemned President Trump for the rising inflation on groceries and gas, tying it back to Trump’s “rejection” to make a quick and easy deal with Iran.
Citing a joint statement from Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas cattlemen groups, ABC sought to tug at the heartstrings of their fan base with the mention of ICE raids. Having called alert to, “a massive chilling effect on legal documented workers,” in which, “these types of disruptions will lead to higher beef prices for consumers,” the ranchers were quick to point a finger for their dwindling workforce.
Seeming to place blame on immigration enforcement, Portnoy seemed skeptical of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who stated, “ICE is targeting heinous criminals and immigrants with final orders of removal.”
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