The Warning with Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt: Trump's Gestapo Is Cracking
Feb 13, 2026
A fierce roundup of a Senate showdown over alleged ICE abuses and constitutional rights. Discussion of bold questioning that could mark a political turning point. Debates about the right to film and protest and whether agents could appear at polling places. Claims and contradictions about individual detentions and who labeled protesters as threats.
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ICE Described As Militarized Threat
- Steve Schmidt frames ICE as a militarized, masked force likened to a 'Gestapo' with a massive budget compared to the Marine Corps.
- He urges listeners to trust their eyes about documented abuses rather than officials' soothing words.
Video Shows Agents Threaten And Smash Car
- Schmidt recounts Senate questioning showing agents smashing car windows and threatening to shoot a citizen who recorded them.
- He highlights that senators confirmed Americans have the right to record and to yell at ICE without it being a crime.
Smears Not Backed By ICE Findings
- Senators uncovered that high-profile claims calling citizens 'domestic terrorists' were false and not based on ICE assessments.
- Schmidt points to Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Corey Lewandowski as sources of political smears instead.