Republicans in the US Senate indicated Sunday that they planned to move ahead this week with government funding legislation that includes $10 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a federal agent gunned down intensive-care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a killing captured on video from multiple angles.

“My support for funding ICE remains the same,” declared Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), a sentiment echoed by other GOP lawmakers ahead of votes on a package of six government appropriations bills approved by the US House last week.

“We’re not defunding ICE,” said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) after the horrific shooting of Pretti. “Live with it.”

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    13 hours ago

    “Live with it”

    Gonna say the same when your fucking back is against the wall next to all the other fucks just like you when all this is over? Society destroyed fascism once. We will fucking do it again.

    We have to make these assholes start thinking carefully about their words. They need to be looking over their shoulder 24/7 now. I’m fucking done. Ban me for inciting violence, IDGAF. As far as I’m concerned, it’s self defense now.

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      10 hours ago

      Get more people active everyone and show them what the little Nebraska senator is saying to his constituents and all of us in general

      We the people and we the military are not taking this sitting down. Remember that for anyone that still supports ICE sees this