{"id":2518453,"date":"2025-12-07T08:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-nukes-heckler-who-calls-him-traitor-grow-a-backbone-put-a-kevlar-vest-and-a-gun-on\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:25:42","slug":"tom-homan-nukes-heckler-who-calls-him-traitor-grow-a-backbone-put-a-kevlar-vest-and-a-gun-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-nukes-heckler-who-calls-him-traitor-grow-a-backbone-put-a-kevlar-vest-and-a-gun-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Homan Nukes Heckler Who Calls Him Traitor: &#8216;Grow A Backbone, Put a Kevlar Vest and a Gun on&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-homan-nukes-heckler-who-calls-him-traitor-grow-a-backbone-put-a-kevlar-vest-and-a-gun-on%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tom Homan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prominent figure overseeing border enforcement<\/a>, faced heckling during a Turning Point USA event in El Paso, Texas.Protesters criticized him, calling him a &#8220;racist&#8221; and &#8220;traitor,&#8221; in response to his strict immigration policies and concerns for the safety of ICE agents and illegal immigrants.Homan challenged his critics to take direct action by securing the border themselves, rather than just shouting insults. One attendee accused Homan of inspiring Patrick Crusius, the perpetrator of the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, though Homan denied such claims, stating his criticism was aimed at the conditions of an open border. Under Homan&#8217;s leadership, ICE has increased arrests and operations, despite a notable rise in assaults against agents. Homan and his family have also faced death threats due to his role.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Border czar Tom Homan fired off at a heckler who accused him of being a &ldquo;racist&rdquo; and a &ldquo;traitor&rdquo; during a Turning Point USA event in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters shouted at Homan as he spoke about his concerns for the safety of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and illegal immigrants. Other hecklers shouted at Homan over his crackdown on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Call me what you want, I don&rsquo;t care,&rdquo; Homan told the protester.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Traitor,&rdquo; the heckler shouted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:26\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5 bg-primary\/25 transition-all duration-200\" data-start=\"26110\" data-end=\"32390\" data-active=\"\">You know, I want to take questions, I&rsquo;ll take questions a little bit,<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"cursor-pointer group\" title=\"Play starting at 0:32\"><span class=\"group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5\" data-start=\"32390\" data-end=\"37110\">but once you grow a backbone, put a Kevlar vest and a gun on your hip and go secure this border,&rdquo; Homan said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; HOLY SMOKES! Tom Homan got HECKLED in El Paso, his response was fire<\/p>\n<p>HOMAN: &ldquo;Call me what you want. I don&rsquo;t care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HECKLER: &ldquo;Traitor!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HOMAN: &ldquo;You know, sir? Why don&rsquo;t you grow a BACKBONE, put a Kevlar vest and a gun on your hip, and go SECURE THIS BORDER!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boom. &#129779;&#127908; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EaBaLZYsgh\">pic.twitter.com\/EaBaLZYsgh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1996946285580952032?\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Another attendee accused Homan of inspiring Patrick Crusius to kill nearly two dozen people inside a Walmart in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/05\/us-news\/tom-homan-erupted-after-heckler-calls-him-racist-at-tpusa-event-at-utep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the New York Post. Crusius is serving a life sentence for the Aug. 3, 2019, shooting that killed 23 people and injured 22 others.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Patrick Crusius, your everyday conservative, drove hundreds of miles to our city based on your belief that Hispanics are replacing the white race of white people and we need a scare to deter Hispanics from coming into the country,&rdquo; the person said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I said was, the open border was an action, was a mess, and it was by design,&rdquo; Homan responded.<\/p>\n<p>Under Homan&rsquo;s leadership, ICE has made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">record-breaking number<\/a> of arrests and has ramped up operations across the U.S. The border czar has had to live separately from his wife because of the death threats his family has received.<\/p>\n<p>Assaults against ICE agents surged 1,150 percent since President Donald Trump returned to office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/11\/24\/sanctuary-politicians-rhetoric-fuels-more-1150-increase-violence-against-ice-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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