In response to the non-fatal DHS shooting of two members of a Venezuelan gang in Portland, the local police chief shed tears after admitting he wanted to cover the information up.
Portland Police @ChiefBobDay cries at a press conference after having to affirm that @DHSgov was correct in stating that the illegal Venezuelan migrants accused of trying to run down Border Patrol have ties to Tren de Aragua. Chief Day admitted that he hesitated to share the… pic.twitter.com/wxdT53yWsD
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 10, 2026
After acknowledging the DHS officials were correct in their claim that the two Venezuelan nationals were members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang, which has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the federal government, Portland Police Chief blamed law enforcement and his own department stoking his desire to hide the affiliation.
“I hesitated to even share this information even initially because I am very aware of the historic injustice of victim blaming often times portrayed by law enforcement, including this very agency that I’ve represented so proudly for so many years,” Day said.
As Day continued in his statement, he then broke down crying and used a handkerchief to wipe away tears.
“I want to speak to my Latino community,” Day continued. “It saddens me that we even have to qualify these remarks, because I understand — or at least have attempted to understand — through your voices, your concerns, your fear, your anger. This information in no way is meant to disparage or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday.”
As expected, the internet had a field day slamming Day for the performative display:
It saddens me that we have people like this who will sit there and cry for illegal alien gang members and wouldn't even bat an eyelash if an American were killed for doing the same thing.
— SheepDog Society LLC (@SDSLLC_USA) January 10, 2026
Why do we have the weakest men in positions of power?
What is even happening here?? The CHIEF OF POLICE is crying at a press conference? He’s apologizing to “my Latino community” because some Latinos were arrested? (Doesn’t he mean “Latinx,” by the way?) What is the world coming to? Are there no men left? Just little girls? https://t.co/6MxJ5dlP6h
— Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) January 10, 2026
Imagine the backlash against peaceful Tren de Aragua members. https://t.co/9VVAjndT5G pic.twitter.com/yrS7FLRs0i
— Flappr (@flapprdotnet) January 10, 2026
Incredible. The police chief of an American city is crying over the shooting of two foreign gang members by law enforcement. He’s actually crying. What the hell is going on? https://t.co/KPqJ4Ji0r4
— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) January 10, 2026