UMVA has learned that President Trump fired into the airwaves during a cabinet meeting, dismissing the anti‑ICE protest at Delaney Hall as a staged stunt.
In a terse, half‑hearted response, the former president declared the demonstrators “fake” and “paid for,” shrugging off the chaos that erupted outside the detention center in Newark, New Jersey.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, standing beside Trump, lashed out at Democratic lawmakers and the governor who had joined the protest, accusing them of aligning with “Antifa terrorists” and “rapists, child predators, murderers, and drug dealers.”
He added a bitter jab at Senator Andy Kim, who was sprayed with a chemical irritant by ICE forces, saying, “I’m sorry. You probably shouldn’t have been there.”
Mullin’s comments also dismissed the hunger strike by a handful of detainees, labeling it a “handful of individuals who want to eat ethnic foods” and suggesting they could simply return to their home countries for better cuisine.
During the heated exchange, Trump mocked the facility’s name, joking that it should be called “NICE” and praising the “fine job” done by the paid protesters, while also calling the opposition “fake” and accusing them of being “all paid for.”
The cabinet session was a battlefield of rhetoric, with Trump and Mullin portraying the protest as a dangerous, orchestrated attack on law and order, while the detained inmates’ quiet demands for better treatment slipped into the background of a national controversy.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that the confrontation unfolded on Memorial Day, a day meant for honoring fallen soldiers, turning it instead into a flashpoint between government officials, protesters, and law enforcement.
The day’s events have left a trail of bitterness, with officials accusing each other of sedition while the detained population remained largely unheard and unseen.
