Gov. Tony Evers: ‘I Am Not Afraid’ of Tom Homan’s Threats Over Helping Illegal Aliens Avoid ICE Arrests

EVERS Good morning Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ Tony Evers here I ░░░░░░░░ speaking to you today ░░░░░░░░ your governor but also ░░░░░░░░ a concerned American Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration official in ░░░░░░░░ so many words apparently ░░░░░░░░ to arrest me for ░░░░░░░░ guidance that asked state ░░░░░░░░ employees to consult with ░░░░░░░░ attorney if federal agents ░░░░░░░░ up at state buildings ░░░░░░░░ legal documents The goal ░░░░░░░░ this guidance is simple ░░░░░░░░ provide clear consistent instructions ░░░░░░░░ state employees and ensure ░░░░░░░░ have a lawyer to ░░░░░░░░ them comply with all ░░░░░░░░ and state laws nothing ░░░░░░░░ nothing less But Republicans ░░░░░░░░ their right wing allies ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk lied about ░░░░░░░░ guidance spread misinformation accused ░░░░░░░░ of doing things I ░░░░░░░░ t do or say ░░░░░░░░ fueled the fake controversy ░░░░░░░░ their own creation Now ░░░░░░░░ m used to Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the right wing lying ░░░░░░░░ me It comes with ░░░░░░░░ job But this time ░░░░░░░░ lies came at a ░░░░░░░░ I haven t broken ░░░░░░░░ law I haven t ░░░░░░░░ a crime and I ░░░░░░░░ never encouraged or directed ░░░░░░░░ to break any laws ░░░░░░░░ commit any crimes But ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s hand ░░░░░░░░ appointee Tom Homan was ░░░░░░░░ about me and this ░░░░░░░░ after he apparently threatened ░░░░░░░░ arrest elected officials across ░░░░░░░░ country he said Wait ░░░░░░░░ you see what s ░░░░░░░░ Wait till you see ░░░░░░░░ s coming Overnight Republican ░░░░░░░░ piled on encouraging the ░░░░░░░░ Administration to arrest me ░░░░░░░░ threats like this should ░░░░░░░░ out of concern to ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsinite and every American ░░░░░░░░ cares about this country ░░░░░░░░ the values we hold ░░░░░░░░ We live in the ░░░░░░░░ States of America folks ░░░░░░░░ are a country of ░░░░░░░░ The rule of law ░░░░░░░░ Following the law matters ░░░░░░░░ this country the federal ░░░░░░░░ doesn t get to ░░░░░░░░ its power to threaten ░░░░░░░░ Americans In this country ░░░░░░░░ federal government doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to arrest American citizens ░░░░░░░░ have not committed a ░░░░░░░░ In this country we ░░░░░░░░ t threaten to persecute ░░░░░░░░ just because they belong ░░░░░░░░ a different political party ░░░░░░░░ threats represent a concerning ░░░░░░░░ in this country We ░░░░░░░░ have a federal government ░░░░░░░░ will threaten or arrest ░░░░░░░░ elected official or even ░░░░░░░░ American citizens who have ░░░░░░░░ no laws committed no ░░░░░░░░ and done nothing wrong ░░░░░░░░ as disgusted as I ░░░░░░░░ about the continued actions ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration I ░░░░░░░░ not afraid I ve ░░░░░░░░ once been discouraged from ░░░░░░░░ the right thing and ░░░░░░░░ will not start today ░░░░░░░░ know I swore an ░░░░░░░░ when I took this ░░░░░░░░ to support the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ Constitution of the state ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin and to faithfully ░░░░░░░░ the duties of this ░░░░░░░░ to the best of ░░░░░░░░ ability I will never ░░░░░░░░ from that promise I ░░░░░░░░ and pray every elected ░░░░░░░░ appointed official in this ░░░░░░░░ including the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ do the same Forward ░░░░░░░░ for Wisconsin always Thank ░░░░░░░░