New Jersey Reps. LaMonica McIver, Robert Menendez Jr, and Bonnie Watson Coleman went on CNN to plead their case as to what happened during the wild chaos at the Newark ICE facility. They claimed they had done nothing, that they were assaulted.
Responding to DHS accusing her of “body slamming” an ICE officer, @RepLaMonica tells @DanaBashCNN, “I honestly do not know how to body slam anyone. There’s no video that supports me body slamming anyone.”@RepMenendez says, “There were a lot of opportunities for DHS, for ICE to… pic.twitter.com/Fhfpq06jHq
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) May 11, 2025
McIver also responded to accusations from the Department of Homeland Security that she “body slammed” law enforcement officers during the incident.
“I honestly do not know how to body slam anyone. There’s no video that supports me body slamming anyone,” she told CNN’s…
