{"id":2619275,"date":"2026-06-25T18:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-defends-antifa-member-sentenced-to-100-years-for-attempted-assassination-calls-punishment-a-travesty-and-totally-unjustified\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:20:31","slug":"rashida-tlaib-defends-antifa-member-sentenced-to-100-years-for-attempted-assassination-calls-punishment-a-travesty-and-totally-unjustified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-defends-antifa-member-sentenced-to-100-years-for-attempted-assassination-calls-punishment-a-travesty-and-totally-unjustified\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashida Tlaib Defends Antifa Member Sentenced to 100 Years for Attempted Assassination, Calls Punishment &#8216;a Travesty and Totally Unjustified&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Frashida-tlaib-defends-antifa-member-sentenced-to-100-years-for-attempted-assassination-calls-punishment-a-travesty-and-totally-unjustified%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=2619275&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>The content highlights a controversy involving U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, who was criticized for defending a violent Antifa attack at an immigration facility in Texas. In July 2025, eight Antifa members attacked and shot at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a> during a riot, resulting in their sentencing too a total of 450 years in prison. The most severe sentence was 100 years for Benjamin Song, convicted of attempting to murder an officer. Prosecutors condemned the attack as terrorism,emphasizing the violence and attempted murder involved.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib publicly expressed outrage over the sentences, claiming they were unjust and suggesting that the attack was misrepresented and that the individuals were unfairly punished. She also criticized the federal government&#8217;s classification of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, implying that thes actions are suppressing legitimate protest and framing law enforcement&#8217;s response as overreach.<\/p>\n<p>Social media reactions ranged from outrage at Tlaib\u2019s stance-highlighting the violence of the attack and condemning her support for the convicted terrorists-to calls for her to resign. Critics argued that her defense of individuals who committed violent acts against officers undermines national security and promotes an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starbucks-received-insensitive-backlash-for-going-woke-now-they-may-depart-facebook-altogether\/\" title=\"Starbucks Received \u2018Insensitive\u2019 Backlash For Going Woke. Now They May Depart Facebook Altogether.\">anti-law enforcement stance<\/a>, fueling broader political debates about security, immigration, and political allegiances.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan was derided on social media for defending a feral mob of Antifa terrorists who tried to assassinate a police officer while attacking a Texas immigration facility.<\/p>\n<p>On July 4, 2025, eight members of the North Texas Antifa Cell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-doj-secures-terror-convictions-8-antifa-members-first-kind-crackdown-blue-city-leftism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shot a cop<\/a> while rampaging at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Alvarado.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the group was sentenced to a combined 450 years in jail for the violent siege, which prosecutors called a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>Chief among them was Benjamin Song, who was sentenced to 100 years after being convicted of the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cCombined, the 8 defendants were sentenced to 450 years in federal prison for their roles in the July 2025 attack outside the [ICE] detention center in Alvarado.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gMvTrLXTRY\">pic.twitter.com\/gMvTrLXTRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2069777171099320699?\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/leader-antifa-cell-members-north-texas-sentenced-100-years-prison-terrorist-attack-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> Tuesday, Ryan Raybould, U.S. attorney for the northern district of Texas, said the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lengthy jail terms \u201cjustly punish<\/a> the vicious, armed attack that these Antifa cell members planned and executed against law enforcement and detention center officers on the night of July 4th last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued:\u00a0\u201cTheir terrorist acts, attempted murder, vandalism, and explosives launched at a detention facility were a far cry from a peaceful protest or First Amendment expression.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Leader of ANTIFA Cell Members in North Texas SENTENCED TO 100 YEARS IN PRISON for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility: Seven additional defendants also sentenced before one-year anniversary of attack to a combined 450 years in prison<\/p>\n<p>This is the first sentencing of defendants\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/euFyrANpQW\">pic.twitter.com\/euFyrANpQW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/2069491841175568471?\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Instead of being upset that a violent mob shot a police officer and tried to bomb a federal building, Tlaib was outraged that they were punished for their crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese sentences are a travesty and totally unjustified, but that\u2019s the point,\u201d Tlaib fumed on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans hate the fascist Trump regime, so the only way they can try to cling to power is brute force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman then criticized NSPM-7 \u2014 also known as National Security Presidential Memo 7 \u2014 in which President Donald Trump classified Antifa as a \u201cdomestic terrorist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNSPM-7 is a grave threat to all of us and more bulls*** \u2018terrorism\u2019 charges like these are coming,\u201d Tlaib fumed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: Some of the following social media posts contain vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THEY LITERALLY SHOT AN OFFICER AND PLANNED A MASS TERRORISM EVENT\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026AND YOU ARE DEFENDING THEM?!!!!<\/p>\n<p>WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!!<\/p>\n<p>HAVE YOU LOST ALL SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG?!<\/p>\n<p>THESE ARE HORRIBLE, EVIL HUMANS AND THEY NEED TO BE IN PRISON!!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2069609514433683837?\">June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tlaib\u2019s go-to move of constantly siding with murderous leftists over law-abiding Americans ignited a furious backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHEY LITERALLY SHOT AN OFFICER AND PLANNED A MASS TERRORISM EVENT \u2026 AND YOU ARE DEFENDING THEM?!!!!\u201d Matt Van Swol wrote on X. \u201cWHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHESE ARE HORRIBLE, EVIL HUMANS AND THEY NEED TO BE IN PRISON!!!!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Many other commenters said Tlaib\u2019s inverted value system threatens the safety of all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real \u2018grave threat\u2019 to this nation appears to be you, considering your decision to downplay a terrorist attack targeting a federal facility,\u201d Katie Daviscourt wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe convicted Antifa cell members brought firearms and shot a police officer in the neck. It was an organized terrorist attack. Resign,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The real \u201cgrave threat\u201d to this nation appears to be you, considering your decision to downplay a terrorist attack targeting a federal facility. The convicted Antifa cell members brought firearms and shot a police officer in the neck. It was an organized terrorist attack. Resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Daviscourt \ud83d\udcf8 (@KatieDaviscourt) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KatieDaviscourt\/status\/2069549635677589623?\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Democrats\u2019 hostility to law and order and their absurd fetishization of illegal immigration have eroded national security and undermined the financial and social stability of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s especially cancerous when members of the federal government openly side with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/foreign-born-biden-judge-named-sparkle-strikes-trump-database-purge-illegal-voters-purges-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign invaders<\/a> while subverting the well-being of the hard-working Americans whose tax dollars pay their salaries.<\/p>\n<p>If ingrates such as Rashida Tlaib and her ilk don\u2019t like it here, they should do everyone a favor and self-deport.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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