In a heated exchange on Face the Nation, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) tore into Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s bold defiance of federal immigration laws, labeling it a “form of insurrection” and predicting serious legal consequences, including potential removal from office.
Johnston has doubled down on his controversial sanctuary city policies, pledging to shield illegal immigrants from President Trump’s deportation efforts. His plan reportedly includes mobilizing Denver police and residents to create human barricades against federal authorities—a move Senator Paul slammed as unconstitutional.
“If the mayor of Denver is going to resist federal law, he’s offering a form of insurrection,” Paul said, warning that Johnston could face Supreme Court battles and legal repercussions. “He will lose. Federal law is supreme.”
While Paul supports targeting violent criminals for deportation, he firmly opposed deploying the U.S. Army domestically, citing constitutional concerns. “We’ve had a long-standing distrust of putting the Army into our streets,” he stated, advocating instead for traditional domestic policing methods.
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Johnston’s radical approach has sparked outrage, with critics accusing him of prioritizing political stunts over public safety. Whether his “fortress of resistance” strategy holds up against federal authority remains to be seen, but Rand Paul’s fiery remarks have drawn national attention to this brewing legal showdown.
