Federal immigration enforcement and Democrat hypocrisy collided on national television this week during a fiery exchange on Fox News’ The Five, where host Greg Gutfeld dismantled left wing talking points surrounding recent violence in Minneapolis and renewed ICE operations.
The confrontation unfolded as co host Jessica Tarlov raised concerns about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti during unrest tied to federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.
Gutfeld rejected the framing outright, accusing Democrats and their media allies of ignoring years of deadly consequences caused by open border policies while suddenly expressing outrage only when federal agents act.
“Nothing you said matters,” Gutfeld told Tarlov on air, dismissing her attempt to contextualize the violence.
Tarlov insisted the issue mattered to millions of Americans, a claim Gutfeld sharply disputed as detached from reality.
Gutfeld argued that the chaos now gripping Minneapolis did not emerge in a vacuum but was the direct result of Democrat immigration policies that allowed millions to enter the country unlawfully.
“How did we get here?” Gutfeld asked, pointing directly to the Biden era border surge and years of Democrat resistance to enforcement.
When Tarlov mockingly suggested that Pretti “snuck right through the border,” Gutfeld paused before launching into a devastating indictment of selective outrage.
He cited a long list of American women murdered by illegal aliens over the past eight years, including Jocelyn Nungaray, Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, and Mollie Tibbetts.
Gutfeld said those names were ignored or mocked by the same political class now condemning ICE agents.
He held up what he described as three pages of victims, emphasizing that these deaths occurred while the media dismissed warnings about border security.
The Fox News host accused Democrats of caring more about optics and rhetoric than about public safety or victims’ families.
He compared their posture to someone criticizing cleanup efforts after having created the mess themselves.
Gutfeld said the sudden moral outrage over language used by ICE agents rang hollow after years of silence on violence tied to illegal immigration.
He further pointed to Minneapolis as a case study in failed sanctuary policies, noting that the city experiences significantly higher violent crime rates than larger non sanctuary cities.
“Why is there so much violence in Minneapolis and not Texas?” Gutfeld asked, challenging Democrats to explain disparities they routinely ignore.
He accused the left of performative ignorance, claiming they refuse to confront the predictable consequences of their policies.
According to Gutfeld, Democrats only become animated when tragedy can be leveraged for political gain.
He argued that the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti were seized upon not out of concern but out of opportunity.
“This is what creates the motivation for this drama,” Gutfeld said, suggesting the cycle would repeat.
The exchange comes as ICE ramps up enforcement actions under President Donald Trump, who returned to office pledging to restore border security and law enforcement authority.
Trump has publicly defended ICE agents and dismissed Democrat accusations of brutality as politically motivated.
Polling consistently shows strong public support for immigration enforcement, a reality Gutfeld said Democrats refuse to acknowledge.
“People voted for the law,” he said. “They want the law.”
Gutfeld also rejected media comparisons to historical atrocities, saying such rhetoric cheapens real suffering while shielding policy failures.
He noted that dozens of detainees died under the Obama administration without triggering similar outrage from the press.
The broader context includes renewed scrutiny of Minnesota following major fraud cases, including the Feeding Our Future scandal that resulted in dozens of convictions.
Federal prosecutors have described that case as one of the largest pandemic fraud schemes in U.S. history.
Critics argue lax oversight and ideological resistance to enforcement created an environment ripe for abuse.
Gutfeld’s remarks echoed a growing conservative consensus that enforcement is not the problem but the solution.
He closed by stating bluntly that he no longer cares about left wing performances or accusations.
“If you want to cry about murderers and rapists,” he said, “do it on your own time.”
