Trump border czar fires back at AOC over DOJ probe remarks: ‘Why doesn’t she pass some legislation?’

Tom Homan’s statements deflect from substantive legal issues with Ad Hominem attacks on Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s work ethic and purpose. His claim that Trump has improved the country and arrested more criminals introduces a False Cause, linking unrelated events without evidence. Appeal to Emotion is employed via ridicule and mockery (“I’m extremely intimidated”), designed to delegitimize rather than engage. The exchange also uses a Straw Man by misrepresenting AOC’s advocacy as obstruction or incitement. Finally, a Red Herring shifts attention from the legality of her actions to her character and hypothetical partisan threats. The argument prioritizes rhetoric over reasoning.