The maxim “you don’t hate the media enough” has never proven truer than in the two weeks since Donald Trump was voted back into the White House. Not willing to take some time for self-reflection to ponder why they were so soundly thrashed at the ballot box, the left and their lapdog media seem to be, as another maxim says, stuck on stupid.
Case in point: the media’s reaction to the verdict in the Laken Riley murder case.
For those who haven’t been following the case closely, Laken Riley, a nursing student living in Athens, Georgia, was brutally murdered in February of this year by illegal alien Jose Ibarra, who is alleged to have ties to the violent Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua. Ibarra was found guilty Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison by Judge Patrick Haggard.
Here’s more on how this illegal thug made his way to Athens, Georgia:
Riley’s savage death at the hands of an illegal immigrant garnered national attention, coming as the US is in the grips of a full-blown migrant crisis, in which some 12 million people have streamed across the border under the Biden-Harris administration’s watch.
Ibarra ended up in Athens courtesy of a taxpayer-funded flight provided by the administration, traveling from Kennedy Airport in Queens to Atlanta, Ga., in September 2023, New York City sources said.
The flight — which took place less than six months before he hunted Riley down as she jogged — was paid for out of federal funds under a Biden administration program that provided one-way flights for migrants to anywhere in the world.
Right on cue, the media tried to deflect from the fact that this very preventable crime happened under the watch of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. ABC News upped the ante of partisan hackery by actually insinuating that Donald Trump, who hasn’t been in office since the beginning of 2021, was somehow responsible for Jose Ibarra being in the country and murdering Laken Riley:
Minutes after the illegal scum who killed Laken Riley was sentenced, Fake News hack @IkeEjiochi was on ABC blaming President Trump.
This isn’t a “political lightning rod” — it’s a TRAGEDY that ONLY happened because Biden-Harris LET this animal roam our country. pic.twitter.com/y0Tp3qpZqg
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 20, 2024
Here’s what ABC News’s Ike Ejiochi concluded:
It is important to note that all this vitriol we’re hearing from Republicans and President-elect Trump regarding the Biden administration’s policies on illegal immigration, it’s important to note that President Trump did force Republicans to essentially tank a bipartisan border security bill that both sides of the aisle said would’ve essentially addressed border security and immigration issues.
That’s one humdinger of a sentence, but the message is clear: Donald Trump, who was not president at the time and whose strict border policies were removed by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, is to blame for Laken Riley’s murder.
This is irresponsible “journalism” at its best. Kamala already lost, Ike, there’s no need to run cover for her anymore. She and Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet for violent criminals like Jose Ibarra, and they alone are responsible for the chain of events that led to a young woman’s life being snuffed out. If you want to see the human toll of this murder, just check out Susie Moore’s coverage of the Victim Impact Statements read by Laken Riley’s family and friends. It’s heartbreaking.
Donald Trump, who is well aware he was elected to a second term, in part, to seal up the southern border, isn’t cowed by the likes of ABC News and Ike Ejiochi:
JUSTICE FOR LAKEN RILEY! The Illegal who killed our beloved Laken Riley was just found GUILTY on all counts for his horrific crimes. Although the pain and heartbreak will last forever, hopefully this can help bring some peace and closure to her wonderful family who fought for…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2024
Full statement:
JUSTICE FOR LAKEN RILEY! The Illegal who killed our beloved Laken Riley was just found GUILTY on all counts for his horrific crimes. Although the pain and heartbreak will last forever, hopefully this can help bring some peace and closure to her wonderful family who fought for Justice, and to ensure that other families don’t have to go through what they have. We love you, Laken, and our hearts will always be with you. It is time to secure our Border, and remove these criminals and thugs from our Country, so nothing like this can happen again!
There is no tragedy that the media won’t exploit in an attempt to score political points for Democrats. Jose Ibarra should have never been here and Laken Riley should still be here, getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with her loving family.
Inauguration Day is January 20, 2025.
