“I think ... whether it’s Metro Surge, whether it is the voter rolls that they’re looking at, whether it’s the door knocks that you just spoke of, that is all to show these people that they’re doing something and to save face.”

Ilhan Omar · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-22

Omar argued that various enforcement actions were meant to show right-wing supporters that the administration was doing something to save face.