What does it Mean?

Secretary Mullins Spewing Lies
October 9, 2026

 I watched the press conference with Homeland Secretary Mark Mullins yesterday. I was appalled at the shooting in NYC the day before and I wanted to hear the Secretary's spin.

And there was spin.

Secretary Mullins missed the point! He spent time making a false analogy with the stabbing of a NY Police Department a few weeks ago. He spewed factual untruths and frankly, I am really tired of having to fact check everything that our leaders, appointed and elected, spew.

The protests were not about the fact of the arrest. The concern was not about whether the arrest was legal. It was about the manner of the arrest and possible Constitutional issues.

Consider this. I believe the suspect might have been a victim of entrapment. A group of men dressed as construction workers, wearing masks and lacking any identifying information that would indicate their police affiliation, surrounded a person with suspected gang affiliations and with a criminal record, attempting to detain him. I understand the fight or flight response. He attempted to flee and protect his five-year-old child. Furthermore, it was on a busy street and multiple shots were fired. 

The problem, fundamentally, is the manner of the apprehension. The optics are bad and the leadership is blind! In a similar position, I believe I would try to flee as well. And that is the standard, is it not? What would be the response of a normal, mostly rational person be facing a possible abduction my unknown individuals with your child in the backseat?

Mullins' Lapel Pin
October 9, 2026 Press Conference

If only that were the sole concern raised during the press conference. I am genuinely more troubled by the treasonous pin worn by the Secretary on his lapel. This pin defiles the American flag and apparently shows allegiance to a specific individual. The numeral 47 is prominently displayed on the flag, which is undoubtedly a cause for concern.

I snapped the image from my television and I had to sharpen it to show the pin as I saw it on my TV.

This is scary to me and I wonder, What does it Mean?

This press conference highlights much are bigger concerns than just the Constitutional issues associated with the arrest. 

- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL