'I am horrified': Senator blasts Hirono's 'bizarre' leftist agenda to protect 'violent murderers, violent rapists' * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., in furtherance of President Donald Trump’s agenda to secure the nation’s border and enforce immigration laws, has proposed the SCAM Act, for “Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation,” which would, in fact, allow the deportation of certain naturalized residents who commit horrific crimes.
That’s as it should be, he said.
But during a hearing on the plan, he had to explain that over and over to Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, who objected to the loss of any constituency, including those individuals who are involved in serious criminal activity.
Her tirade claimed, “I happen to be the only naturalized citizen sitting on this committee, and I am horrified by the implication that naturalized citizens basically get second-class citizenship. As a naturalized citizen, I’m proud of it. I can’t think of a more undemocratic, un-American thing to do to someone who chooses to become a U.S. citizen to hold this over their heads and treat us like second-class citizens.”
Schmitt awaited his turn, and responded, at length.
“Speaking of astounding, your comments are astounding, senator. You mention a few words: horrific. I think, to the American taxpayer, that’s been ripped off by people who came to this country to rip them off, that’s horrific,” he said.
Repeatedly deflecting her attempts to interrupt, he said, “You talk about bizarre … Bizarre is the idea that you would be here in this committee defending violent murderers from being deported. That you would be defending violent rapists from being deported. That you would defend people who took advantage of the good people of this country, their taxpayer dollars. That is bizarre.”
He said, “A terrorist who kills American citizens, you know what’s bizarre is your defense of that. So, forgive me if your 24 million Americans should be— or nationalized citizens, should be afraid, that’s ridiculous. … You have nothing but fear mongering. Here, what I’m saying in this bill is, if you do those things, the American people, if you take advantage of taxpayers. … If you commit a terrorist act, if you commit wholesale welfare fraud within 10 years, you’re damn right we’re deporting you! If you’re convicted— it’s not being accused of anything— if you are convicted in a court of law of these crimes, absolutely, we should not only convict you, but we should deport you. Gone!”
GOP Senator Eric Schmitt unleashes on Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono: “You talk about bizarre? What’s bizarre is the idea that you would be here defending violent murderers and rapists from being deported.” pic.twitter.com/PZGoviaRH3
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) June 5, 2026
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Mazie Hirono called it bizarre that Republicans want to deport criminal… pic.twitter.com/ysW9TiZARw
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) June 5, 2026
The Gateway Pundit said Schmitt even told the “disgraced” Hirono, “And if you think that’s some sort of like negative assertion towards me, I’ll take it. I love it. That’s what we should be doing more of in this country because people are coming here, and they’re ripping off taxpayers, and I, for one, don’t want to see it anymore. And if you want to have that debate in public, we can do it, but that’s what this hearing is about: to examine the SCAM Act. So, I just like to expose a few of your lies in your most recent dissertation on the dias here.”
Hirono’s claims:
The firefight came during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Schmitt’s plan.
Bob Unruh