From Chairman Truono's Desk: Media, Democrats & Billionaires: Fueling the Chaos – Delaware Fights Back in 2026

January 12, 2026

Gene Truono, Chairman, Delaware Republican Party

Dear Fellow Delaware Republicans and Conservatives,

Our nation stands at a critical crossroads, and the stakes for Delaware could not be higher. As we approach the pivotal 2026 Midterm Elections, it's time to rally, organize, and take decisive action to prevent one-party Democratic rule from entrenching itself in our state.

This week's Chairman's Letter focuses on a dangerous trend threatening law and order nationwide—and one that could easily reach our communities: the mainstream media's reckless role in fueling chaos around U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

Just this past weekend, The News Journal ran an article titled "Where is ICE in action? Tracking immigration enforcement near you", openly promoting apps and websites that encourage reporting ICE agent sightings and raids. This isn't balanced reporting—it's a direct invitation to obstruct federal law enforcement.

The media's complicity isn't accidental. Left-leaning outlets actively promote interference, glorify resistance, and amplify inflammatory rhetoric—all while profiting from the resulting outrage through clicks, views, and ad revenue.

Here are key examples of how mainstream media has fanned the flames:

• Promoting Tracking Apps as "Heroic Tools" — CNN and NBC News have highlighted apps like ICEBlock, describing them as community "early warning systems" and quoting developers who frame them as resistance against enforcement. These stories normalize evasion and obstruction as civic acts.

  
  

• Glorifying Protests and Filming as Resistance — Rolling Stone and WIRED have celebrated filming ICE raids and using social media as "DIY alert systems" to map agent movements and help avoid checkpoints—portraying potential lawbreakers as heroes while downplaying risks to agents.

  
  

• Amplifying Victimhood Narratives, Ignoring Agent Dangers — The New York Times has covered lawsuits against efforts to remove tracking tools, framing them as censorship fights. One-sided reporting often ignores the real surge in violence: DHS data shows assaults on ICE officers up over 1,300%, vehicular attacks up 3,200%, and death threats up 8,000% compared to prior periods (source: DHS News Release, Jan 2026).

  
  

The media doesn't act alone—it teams up with Democratic lawmakers to escalate tensions and incite unrest in cities and states:

• Minnesota's Renee Good Incident (January 7, 2026) — An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis during an enforcement action, claiming self-defense after she allegedly attempted to run over the agent. Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey immediately condemned ICE without full facts—Frey called the account "bullshit" and demanded ICE "get the f--- out of Minneapolis." Outlets like ABC, CBS, and PBS amplified these statements with live protest updates, fueling thousands of demonstrators and risking violence.

  
  

• Los Angeles Deportation Protests (June 2025) — Violent clashes erupted during ICE raids. Rep. Norma Torres posted videos telling ICE to "get the f--- out of LA," while Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the administration, calling responses "authoritarian." Sympathetic coverage from Reuters and others focused on "backlash," encouraging more unrest.

  
  

• Nationwide Inflammatory Rhetoric — Figures like Rep. Pramila Jayapal have called ICE "deranged" and obstruction "inspiring," while Rep. Hakeem Jeffries urged fighting "in the streets." Broadcast relentlessly, this rhetoric correlates directly with the massive spikes in attacks on agents.

  
  

These protests are far from organic grassroots movements—they're intricately organized operations, often featuring identical professional signage appearing simultaneously across the country, signaling a coordinated effort. In many instances, agitators are paid protesters funneled through Democrat dark money channels, with globalist billionaires funding the chaos to undermine American sovereignty and profit from division. This manufactured unrest distracts from real issues while endangering agents and communities—all amplified by media for more clicks and views.

• George Soros and Open Society Foundations — Soros, through his Open Society Foundations, has poured millions into groups like Indivisible, which organizes anti-ICE protests nationwide. For example, the "No Kings" protests received $3 million from Soros-linked funds, and similar dark money has backed Minneapolis demonstrations, with some protesters admitting on camera to being paid.

  
  

• Neville Roy Singham and Other Billionaires — Billionaire Neville Roy Singham has been linked to funding campus and anti-ICE protests, including those in Los Angeles, through networks tied to far-left groups. Congress is investigating these connections, as paid agitators use identical tactics and signage to create the illusion of widespread opposition.

  
  

• Paid Agitators and Dark Money Channels — Companies like Crowds on Demand provide paid protesters for anti-ICE events, with evidence of identical signs and gear distributed nationwide. DHS reports link these to Democrat-aligned dark money, fueling a 1300%+ rise in agent assaults while globalists like Soros fund over 200 U.S. organizations to sow discord.

  
  

Adding even more fuel to the fire, Blue-city law enforcement leaders are actively refusing cooperation and issuing direct threats:

• Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal's Threats — In response to the Minneapolis incident, Sheriff Bilal called ICE agents "made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement" that violate "legal and moral law." She vowed: if ICE agents "come in this city and commit a crime," they "will not be able to hide" and "you don’t want this smoke, cuz we will bring it to you"—threatening arrests and prosecution. Widely covered by Fox News, CNN, and others, her viral remarks embolden obstruction (Philadelphia Police Commissioner clarified the Sheriff's limited authority, but the damage is done).

  
  

Democratic politicians are cynically exploiting this manufactured chaos to raise money, incite further violence, and position themselves for 2026 electoral gains. They whip up outrage over ICE enforcement, frame federal agents as villains, and use the resulting protests and incidents as fundraising hooks—turning division into dollars while endangering lives. In Minnesota's case, leaders like Gov. Tim Walz are leveraging the Renee Good incident to divert attention from their abysmal leadership failures, including massive public program fraud scandals that have plagued the state and eroded public trust. By inflaming anti-ICE sentiment, they shift focus from their own governance shortcomings to a manufactured federal "threat," rallying their base and soliciting donations in the process.

Worse still, this relentless Democratic rhetoric—celebrating sanctuary policies, demonizing ICE as "Gestapo-like," and signaling that local jurisdictions are not obligated to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement—sends a clear and dangerous message: when you don't like the party in power, you simply don't have to follow the law. Sanctuary cities and states proclaim they won't assist in enforcing federal statutes, effectively telling residents that selective obedience is acceptable if it aligns with political ideology. This erodes the rule of law at its core, encouraging a mindset where laws become optional based on personal or partisan disagreement—setting a perilous precedent that threatens every aspect of ordered society.

This pattern—media hype, Democratic incitement, funded protests, and local defiance—creates a vicious cycle: more chaos generates more sensational stories, more clicks, more revenue, and more campaign cash, all at the expense of safety, sovereignty, and the rule of law.

This coordinated assault on law enforcement, on our borders, and on the very principle that laws apply equally to everyone is unacceptable. It represents a core facet of our society that we must change—now. The corporate media and their billionaire backers can only manipulate us, divide us, and profit from our discord if we allow it. They thrive on our silence and our division.

Conservatives must meet this moment. We must stand up boldly against this orchestrated chaos. We must take back our culture, reclaim the narrative, and restore the foundational truth that in America, the rule of law is not negotiable, not selective, and not subject to the whims of any political faction or wealthy donor.

In Delaware, our small state gives us a unique advantage: we can build tight-knit networks, mobilize quickly, and create a powerful conservative coalition that punches far above its weight. The 2026 midterms are our chance to prove the pundits wrong, to reject one-party Democratic dominance, and to send a clear message that Delaware stands for order, security, and the American way of life.

Let's turn frustration into action: Together, we can expose this dangerous complicity, restore respect for law enforcement, and secure a safer, stronger Delaware. The 2026 midterms are our moment—let's rise up, meet the challenge head-on, and make them a resounding conservative triumph.

In solidarity,

Gene Truono,

Chairman of the Delaware Republican Party