"STILL Claiming To Be The Boot?" Tim Pool vs Dave Smith On ICE

Tim Pool reclaims the derogatory term 'bootlicker' by asserting that his support for law enforcement, specifically ICE, stems from his direct vote and political will. He frames himself as 'wearing the boot' and 'stomping on the ground,' actively participating in the enforcement of laws he supports, rather than passively submitting to authority. This reframing aims to distinguish his position from blind obedience, emphasizing democratic agency.

Pool states, 'No, no, you misunderstand. It's my boots. IT'S MINE. I VOTED for them. I'M WEARING THE BOOT. I'M STOMPING ON THE GROUND. I AIN'T licking anybody. I'm clapping for these people that I said, 'Please go out and enforce the law.''

Dave Smith and Piers Morgan argue that Trump's aggressive ICE operations, particularly in places like Minnesota, are largely performative and counterproductive. They contend that these actions generate negative public relations through violent optics (masked agents, questionable shootings, intimidation) without achieving the promised mass deportations. Smith suggests Trump's administration backed off mass deportations due to big business interests in cheap labor, making the current operations a 'huge loss' that provokes left-wing activists and hands them talking points.

Smith states, 'ICE and Border Patrol are not doing what Tim voted for them to do. Mass deportations are not happening. Donald Trump walked away from mass deportations over a year ago... big business likes the cheap labor.' He also details agents 'intimidating regular people, lying to them about what their constitutional rights are,' and 'threatening to put regular people on a list of domestic terrorists.' Piers Morgan questions why Trump didn't follow Obama's more targeted deportation strategy of criminals.

Tim Pool argues that Don Lemon's conduct at a church protest transcended traditional journalism, crossing into active participation and obstruction. Pool details Lemon's alleged actions, including advising protesters, referring to 'we,' obstructing egress, and refusing to leave when asked. This behavior, Pool contends, makes Lemon an activist rather than an impartial reporter, warranting legal consequences, albeit minor ones.

Pool states, 'He provided instruction and advisement to these individuals... He told these people to stop talking otherwise it could expose their operation... He referred to himself as we... He obstructed the point of egress... despite being asked to leave, refused to do so.'

Dave Smith criticizes the Trump administration's decision to pursue legal action against Don Lemon, viewing it as a strategic blunder. Smith argues that Lemon was already losing relevance and humiliating himself, but the administration's response inadvertently transformed him into a 'free speech martyr,' granting him renewed attention and ratings. This 'opposite of art of war' approach, Smith contends, gives opponents undeserved wins.

Smith explains, 'Don Lemon was an idiot at CNN and now on the internet he looks like an idiot... he has no audience... But then the FCC chairman comes in and kind of threatens him and now you kind of make him his free speech martyr. Now you give him giant ratings.'

Piers Morgan and Dave Smith highlight the significant and ironic revelation that the IDF has accepted the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry's casualty numbers, despite previous widespread dismissal and accusations of propaganda. This acceptance, particularly after sustained conflict, is framed as a quiet but stark admission that challenges prior narratives and exposes the shifting credibility of official sources during wartime.

Morgan states, 'the IDF is now accepting the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry's numbers on casualties... having... try to muddy the waters about those numbers and say they're all massively inflated... it's pretty startling that now the IDF just casually comes out and goes, 'Oh, yeah, they're kind of right.''