What's True
Rep. Wilson expressed an opinion that "people who are online making fun of members of Congress are a disgrace" and said "we're going to shut them down ... and they should be prosecuted."
What's False
Rep. Wilson was responding to news about a secret Facebook group for Border Patrol agents and referencing persons who used that group to "intimidate" and "threaten" members of Congress, which is
illegal.
ProPublica on Monday
publicized posts made by Border Patrol agents in a private Facebook group that disparaged migrants and some members of Congress, such as Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Lawmakers, union representatives, and the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol condemned "xenophobic and sexist" social media posts by border agents
The Facebook group contained jokes about dead migrants and suggestions to hit New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar with burritos as they visit CBP facilities on Monday. One post showed a photo-shopped image of Ocasio-Cortez engaged in sexual acts with an immigrant.
Some news organization will not give you the full story and just the one that they think that there base wants to hear
people say that want freedom of speech and intercept that as they can insult at will
It really is just bullying and intimidation if you playing in the mud
If border agents can't treat people with dignity then they should be fired.
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes — ProPublica