'You Disgust Me!' Ron Johnson Unloads on Smirking MN AG for Encouraging Violent Anti-ICE Protesters
Ellison denied encouraging dangerous protest activity and said he had urged people to protest peacefully and safely.

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TAP FOR WHYRedState is an opinion-oriented publisher, and this article is openly partisan commentary rather than neutral reporting. The named author and direct quotations provide some transparency, but the article offers little independent sourcing or corroboration.
- Source type — Opinion-oriented outlet; the article uses strongly partisan framing.
- Source diversity — The account relies mainly on selected hearing remarks and social-media clips, with little independent corroboration.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
The article includes direct quotations from both Johnson and Ellison, but its account is highly one-sided, uses loaded descriptions, and provides little evidence or context to assess the competing claims about the protests.
HOW WE SCORE ↗Although Ellison’s denial is quoted, the author repeatedly endorses Johnson’s accusation and presents Ellison and other Democrats in condemnatory terms, without examining evidence for both accounts.
- Loaded language — Frequent disparaging labels and emphatic judgments favor Johnson’s side.
- Counterarguments presented — Ellison’s response is included, but not investigated or given comparable contextual support.
- Source diversity — The article offers little beyond selected hearing statements and social-media material.
The article uses approving language for Johnson and highly disparaging language for Ellison, Walz, Omar, and Democrats more broadly. Its selection and framing strongly favor the conservative critique of anti-ICE protests.
- Language tone — Uses insults and loaded descriptions, including calling Ellison’s conduct a 'heinous performance.'
- Framing — Treats Johnson’s accusations as justified while presenting Ellison as evasive and culpable.
- Source selection — Relies on selected remarks and social-media clips without comparable independent context.
At a Senate hearing, Ron Johnson accused Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison of encouraging protesters to put themselves in danger; Ellison denied it and said he had urged peaceful protest. The article strongly endorses Johnson’s criticism.
The article reports that during a Senate Homeland Security hearing, Johnson blamed Ellison for encouraging protesters to put themselves in danger amid anti-ICE demonstrations. Johnson said the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti were connected to the protests and accused Ellison of exploiting their deaths.
Ellison denied Johnson’s accusation, saying he had consistently called for peaceful and safe protest and supported the First Amendment. The author portrays Ellison as unapologetic and criticizes him, while praising Johnson’s remarks.
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SWIPE →Minnesota attorney general who testified and denied Johnson’s accusation
Senator who accused Keith Ellison of encouraging protesters to put themselves in danger
Johnson's version of this story ↗Attorney general discussed in a brief reference to a prior hearing
Minnesota governor criticized in a closing aside
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3 OUTLETSAt a Senate hearing, Johnson accused Ellison of encouraging protesters to put themselves in danger. Ellison denied encouraging unsafe protests and said he had urged people to protest peacefully and safely. Right-leaning outlets cast Johnson’s accusation as a forceful rebuke and portray Ellison negatively. Another account presents claims from both sides in attributed terms and also reports local proposals on federal immigration agents.
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- Urban Milwaukee · ICE Hearing Boils Over as Ron Johnson Accuses Minnesota AG of Endangering Protesters
- WPR · Sen. Ron Johnson tells Minnesota elected official 'you disgust me' in heated hearing on ICE
- twitchy.com · LOOK on Keith Ellison's FACE After Sen. Ron Johnson ENDS Him in VICIOUS Back and Forth Says It All -WATCH
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