Senator Steve Daines

Over the last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the country have conducted several raids resulting in thousands of arrests, some right here in Montana. This has raised concern among some Montanans who are claiming that ICE officials may be acting illegally and targeting Native Americans.

It's not unusual for politicians to speak in extreme and divisive terms, especially in an election year. We're used to outrageous claims like Al Gore inventing the internet. We've heard Nixon claim that he is not a crook. Well, at least the older among us have. We're used to extreme analogy and comparisons that may seem a bit batty but earlier today when addressing the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference, Montana Senator Steve Daines claimed that President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are using political stunts to hide what he called failing "the American people in every way from inflation to the border to national security." He then went on to compare their "stunts" to Evel Knievel.

We had a chance to talk with Montana Senator Steve Daines earlier today and asked him what he felt were the biggest issues facing Montanans in 2024 and the Senator was quick to answer that crime and drug abuse were easily our biggest problem, blaming the Mexican cartels for it's availability and resulting crime and addiction in Montana.