Democratic officials protesting outside a suburban Chicago immigration facility are more interested in political grandstanding than improving public safety, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Newsmax on Saturday.
Blagojevich’s remarks to “Saturday Report” came after U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, both Democrats from Illinois, joined demonstrators Friday outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center in Broadview, Illinois.
“They’re not trying to get into that ICE facility,” Blagojevich said. “What they’re trying to do is get on the camera. They’re just a bunch of pandering politicians trying to promote their political agenda and a chance to get free media.”
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