NewsNation host Chris Cuomo took direct aim at the left Tuesday, declaring they have “no moral high ground” after ten suspects linked to leftist extremism were arrested for ambushing a Texas ICE detention facility and shooting a local police officer in the neck during a coordinated July 4th attack.

The Department of Justice described the ambush as a “planned” and “organized” operation, with suspects baiting law enforcement using fireworks, wearing black tactical clothing, and firing 20-30 rounds at officers while spray-painting “ICE pig” on federal property. Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson made it clear: “This was not a so-called peaceful protest.”

Cuomo compared the ambush to “an ISIS operation,” blasting those who would downplay the attack. “You want to try to tell me that you believe you somehow represent something more pure when, if you’re on the left, you just had ten young people try to kill ICE officers — because their policies suck? And this is something you want to get behind?” he said. “What ‘but’!? What are you, nuts!?”

Cuomo’s comments highlight a rare moment of truth from a media figure typically aligned with the left, acknowledging that the radical fringe’s violence mirrors the terrorism Americans would instantly condemn if it came from abroad. He warned, “This could just have easily been an ISIS operation — and we would want to kill an entire country again! And yet now, ‘This is no big deal.’”

Law enforcement has released mugshots of the suspects, revealing what officials described as a familiar profile of left-wing extremists emboldened by anti-ICE rhetoric pushed by activist groups and protected by Democrat politicians who treat ICE officers as villains rather than frontline defenders of the law.

On the same weekend, a gunman opened fire on Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas, before being killed in a shootout with local police and federal agents, underscoring the rising violence directed at federal law enforcement while the media and Democrat leaders remain largely silent.

This ambush exposes the hypocrisy of those who claim to champion “justice” while refusing to condemn domestic terrorism when it aligns with their political narrative. It also shows how anti-law enforcement rhetoric from the left emboldens radicals who now feel justified in targeting officers protecting America’s communities.

Conservatives should see this as a clear sign that the anti-ICE, open-borders fringe is not just wrong—it is dangerous. These radicals aren’t interested in debate; they’re interested in violence, destruction, and chaos, believing they can intimidate Americans into surrendering law and order.

It’s time to stand with ICE officers, Border Patrol agents, and local police who face these threats daily while protecting the nation. The left’s silence in the face of violence from its own radical fringe speaks volumes. Americans who value law, order, and secure borders cannot afford to ignore the escalating threat that comes when political leaders demonize the brave men and women protecting this country.