Fox Host Tyrus Slams ‘Professional Protesters’ Targeting ICE: ‘It’s as Manufactured as a Movie’

Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey joined Fox News Radio’s Brian Kilmeade Show to discuss his recent reporting on War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sweeping efforts to overhaul Pentagon operations and comment on the anti-ICE protests across America..

Appearing with guest host Tyrus, Bluey detailed his day-long experience Monday traveling with Hegseth during the secretary’s Arsenal of Freedom tour stops in Texas.

“The one message that you heard consistently from Hegseth throughout the day was that he is fed up with the bureaucracy at the Pentagon,” Bluey said. “He’s tired of hearing excuses from defense contractors that they can’t get things done on time and under budget.”

The tour included four stops across Texas: visiting wounded veterans in San Antonio, touring the Lockheed Martin F-35 plant in Fort Worth, conducting an enlistment ceremony, and concluding at SpaceX’s Starbase facility.

Military Standards and Recruitment Surge

Tyrus praised Hegseth’s straightforward approach to military readiness, questioning why legacy media outlets have pushed back against basic standards.

“It just is amazing to me how much pushback you see coming from mainstream media,” Tyrus said. “We should 1,000% want our soldiers to be in great shape and be given the opportunity to do their job at the highest level and the best opportunities for them.”

Bluey noted that Hegseth has reversed troubling trends at the Pentagon.

“Pete Hegseth stepped into a job where … you had a devotion to climate change and the Pentagon focusing on issues other than warfighting,” Bluey explained.

He pointed to recruitment improvements as evidence of the new approach working: “There are more and more Americans who want to join the military today. He calls them the real 1% because it’s still a small percentage overall of the people in our country, but they want to give everything they have to the U.S. military.”

ICE Enforcement and Professional Protesters

The conversation shifted to immigration enforcement and organized opposition to ICE operations. Bluey highlighted the personal costs facing law enforcement.

“Those ICE officers are experiencing a surge of attacks on them, things like doxing, attacks on their family, not to mention real-life physical threats,” Bluey said. “There’s a lot to be said for those who give up a career in the private sector and go to work for the government these days.”

Tyrus expressed skepticism about the spontaneity of protests happening in cities nationwide.

“It’s about as manufactured as a movie, honestly,” he said. “But they’re not getting Academy Award winning actors because the actors, the celebrities, they’re not going to stand out in that cold. They’re going to sit from atop their safe little award shows and wear a little pin and say something and encourage people to put themselves in harm’s way.”

Tyrus said it’s important for Americans to distinguish between legitimate protest and criminal behavior.

“Protesting, to me, is standing outside of a government building with your sign or your bullhorn or your song and letting, and bring awareness of your cause,” Tyrus said. “Once you cross those lines, you are no longer a protester. And when you’re attacking government officials, in my opinion, you’re a domestic terrorist.”

He also noted the selective nature of progressive activism, pointing to the absence of protests over recent events in Iran while manufactured demonstrations appear for other causes.

“Here is something going on in Iran where real people are in harm’s way. Where are they?” Tyrus asked.

Obstructionist Leadership

Bluey criticized Democrat mayors in sanctuary cities for undermining federal immigration enforcement.

“I hope that the American people will recognize that they elected Donald Trump to carry out this mission in our country,” Bluey said. “Instead, you have these Democrat mayors who are just putting their foot down and saying, ‘No, we’re on the other side of you. We’re not going to relent and we’re just going to foment that division.'”

The full interview covered additional topics including President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget and the administration’s directive empowering Hegseth to hold underperforming contractors accountable.

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