Scott Pinsker: Wait for it, it's coming

Firing Noem Would Be a PR Catastrophe, and What We Can Learn From the Dems' Long Game

Pinsker argues that firing Noem now would play into the Democrats’ hands, and he makes some reasonable points. You can read it at the link and decide for yourself, but it’s his prediction in the first part of his column that I think is almost bound to come true if the Democrats win back the presidency in 2028.

It’s 100% coming, folks. Just do the math: There’s no statute of limitations for murder, and you can’t federally pardon someone from state charges.

And besides, this is what the Democrats’ base wants.

This means, if the Dems win the White House in 2028, they’ll wait until Jan. 20 to file state murder charges against ICE agents — and they’ll do so with the direct approval of the (new) White House.

But they won’t dare do it while Trump is still president. He’s too powerful. The federal government could tie up the litigation all kinds of ways, and the worst PR of all is losing a high-profile court case.

Don’t believe me? Go ask Amber Heard, Sean Combs, and Harvey Weinstein.

No point risking an embarrassing legal setback, which vindicates the GOP’s side. Why subject yourself to an avalanche of news stories about your defeat, ICE’s big victory — and Donald Trump crowing to the crowd? The timing isn’t right.

Not when there’s no statute of limitations!

Look, if a Minn. jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder because he knelt on George Floyd’s neck for too long, what do you think they’d say about ICE agents who opened fire on two unarmed protesters?

Especially after elevating Renee Good and Alex Pretti into sainted martyrs: That’s gonna be Minnesota's PR play between now and Election Day 2028. By the time the mainstream media is done, Good and Pretti will be modern-day Mother Theresas!

And it’s a smart strategy: Timing matters more than immediacy.

Even when your base is pushing for urgency!