O’Leary clashes with ex-MSNBC host claiming ICE agents are White supremacists

Kevin O’Leary clashed with liberal commentator Tiffany Cross, a former MSNBC host, throughout an look on CNN on Tuesday after Cross referred to as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers “white supremacists,” citing “tattoos” on the officers, and alleged that members of the Proud Boys had been made into ICE officers.

“There is a cause why we’ve not seen a resurgence of the Proud Boys and that is as a result of I imagine a whole lot of them are most likely ICE officers. Once more, I’ve mentioned this earlier than on the present. I have not seen any in-depth reporting on who these individuals are. However they’re definitely taking over a whole lot of the ideology, a whole lot of the ways, a whole lot of the violent ways, a whole lot of the mask-wearing, and it sounds lots like their founder, what they initially put forth,” Cross mentioned throughout CNN’s “Newsnight” with host Abby Phillip.

The dialogue got here after unrest in Minneapolis following the deadly capturing of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol member.

O’Leary then requested, “Did you simply say ICE officers are militia?”

Kevin O’Leary throughout “Shark Tank” on January 16, 2025. Tiffany Cross speaks on stage through the AfroTech Convention 2025 on the George R. Brown Conference Middle on October 29, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Disney/Christopher Willard; Rick Kern/Getty Pictures for AfroTech)

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Cross mentioned sure and replied, “Aren’t you paying consideration?”

The “Shark Tank” star advised Cross she was not backing up on her claims as a result of Cross mentioned ICE’s actions mirror the “Gestapo.”

“I do not suppose I am stretching something,” Cross mentioned.

“Wait a minute,” Phillip interjected. “Tiffany, you are saying that based mostly on… you are simply making an assumption. There is no such thing as a concrete proof of precise Proud Boys members.”

A federal legislation enforcement agent exterior a house throughout a raid in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)

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O’Leary requested Cross once more if she was claiming ICE was a member of the “Proud Boy militia.”

“I did not name them a Proud Boy militia, however I believe it is disgraceful that you simply’re sitting right here,” she mentioned, as O’Leary argued she was “manner out of line” in her feedback.

The previous MSNBC host then mentioned that members of ICE had “white supremacist tattoos.” O’Leary requested for clarification on her level, questioning whether or not she was claiming federal brokers had been white supremacists.

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Kevin O’Leary debates former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross on CNN’s “Newsnight” on January 27, 2026. (CNN/Newsnight)

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‘Sure. White supremacists, federal officers,” Cross mentioned. “I am going with my eyes, ears and logic. There have been a number of ICE brokers with white supremacist tattoos.”

Fox Information Digital reached out to ICE for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.

Cross then attacked O’Leary, saying he was a member of a cult earlier than Phillip intervened to quell private assaults.