Obama’s Most Dangerous Legacy Isn’t Policy…It’s Hatred of Law Enforcement

I may have taken a few days off, but Democrat-induced crises never rest. We’ll be painting with broad brush strokes today rather than diving deep into the weeds regarding what happened in Minneapolis last week. My colleagues have been covering all of it brilliantly, as always.

Since January 2009, the blame for most violence against law enforcement in the United States can be laid at the feet of His High Holiness the Lightbringer Barack Obama. While it’s true that the Democrats frequently had a fraught relationship with the law and those who enforce it before then, Obama’s presidency retrofitted the party’s DNA with hatred of all cops.

In any police/civilian conflict, Obama was never presidential or circumspect in his responses. His default was always to jump to conclusions before getting any facts and assume the worst about law enforcement and side with the lawbreakers. He got behind the “Hands up, don’t shoot” lie during the Ferguson riots in 2014. His support made it that much easier for the Dems’ flying monkeys in the mainstream media to perpetuate the false narrative.

Obama’s “law enforcement officers last” approach led to the Democrats becoming comfortable with both implicitly and explicitly encouraging violence against cops everywhere. The George Floyd riots that coincided with the “Defund the Police” demonization of law enforcement were Obama’s legacy.

The agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are here to enforce the law, yet high-ranking Democrats everywhere relentlessly portray them as lawless marauders. Sometimes it’s overt, sometimes a little subtlety is attempted. Here’s an example from my Twitchy colleague justmindy:

To ICE and the National Guard: if you commit crimes in Philadelphia, we will charge you and hold you accountable to the fullest extent of the law. pic.twitter.com/RoHV1N9MEH

— Larry Krasner (@LarryKrasnerDA) January 11, 2026

That’s Philadelphia’s district attorney. He’s all but saying that ICE agents and military personnel are criminals. Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2026 Democratic Party. Not surprisingly, Krasner is one of those Dem DAs who are friendly to actual criminals.

This is who the Democrats are now. Law enforcement officers are right to feel threatened by any of them, because they’re out there being very threatening. Hypervigilance is key in a life-or-death job, but entitled leftists don’t understand consequences, so naturally they’re surprised to find out that their tough guy/gal posturing isn’t welcomed by cops.

Motor vehicles pose a very deadly threat, of course. Jamie wrote an excellent post that breaks down the basics of man vs. motor vehicle:

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