Phoenix, AZ – On Thursday, Governor Katie Hobbs said that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes needed to tone down the rhetoric, calling her statements about ICE officers “inappropriate” and warning they could “ramp up the potential for violence.”
The litigious Mayes implied that protesters could “stand their ground” against law enforcement officers, prompting a resignation from one staff member and a string of condemnations from various law enforcement agencies across the state.
“Governor Katie Hobbs is so radical that she just vetoed tax relief for struggling families, but even she finds Kris Mayes too radical,” stated AZGOP Chairman Sergio Arellano. “Voters elected President Trump on the promise that he would deport criminal illegal aliens, and he is keeping that promise, including thousands of violent offenders, rapists, and murderers. Our ICE officers are following orders and protecting our communities. We stand by our officers and urge these violent agitators and leaders, like Mayes, who encourage them with reckless rhetoric, to stop putting our men and women in blue in harm’s way.”