In a display of unwavering commitment to the rule of law, Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino delivered a masterclass in how to handle the hysterical and misguided outrage of the woke left. During the successful “Operation Charlotte’s Web”—a targeted immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina—heroic Border Patrol agents were confronted by the very epitome of liberal privilege: a pair of whining Karens more concerned with the grocery shopping habits of a criminal illegal alien than with the safety of their own community. This encounter perfectly encapsulates the stark divide in America today between those who enforce our laws and those who feel entitled to sneer at them.
The operation itself, a continuation of the Trump Administration’s vital mission to deport violent illegals from crime-ridden Democrat cities, had already netted dangerous criminals, including murderers, rapists, and pedophiles. Yet, for the liberal activists, the true crime scene was not the streets being cleansed of these predators, but the aisle of a grocery store where agents apprehended one such individual. The video of the encounter captures the stunning ignorance of these women, who immediately began to harass the officers. One Karen demands, “Why are you all doing that?” while another, with a profound lack of eloquence, shrieks, “What the fk, man? What was he doing?”**
The Border Patrol agent, demonstrating a level of patience and professionalism that these leftists could never comprehend, provided a simple and factual answer: “He’s an illegal.” This objective truth, however, was too much for the Karens to process. In a moment of breathtaking naivete, or perhaps willful blindness, they retort in unison, “How do you know?” The agent’s response was irrefutable: “He just admitted it.” The entire foundation of their manufactured outrage was built on the sand of their own feelings, and it was washed away by the simple tide of factual admission from the suspect himself.
Refusing to be swayed by facts, the first Karen then offered a defense that has become the mantra of the open-borders left, whimpering, “I thought he was grocery shopping.” This pathetic attempt to evoke sympathy—as if the act of purchasing food absolves one of the crime of being in the country illegally—was met with the perfect, mic-drop response from Commander Greg Bovino. With a dose of common sense and hilarious wit that exposed the absurdity of the entire situation, Bovino replied, “Could be. Criminals grocery shop. They gotta eat, too!”
This brilliant retort lays bare the childish logic of the liberal worldview. It underscores the undeniable truth that illegal aliens are not a monolithic group of innocent victims; they include criminals who engage in the mundane activities of daily life, like grocery shopping, in between their illicit acts. The mission of Border Patrol, supercharged by the policies of President Donald J. Trump, is to find and remove these individuals, regardless of where they are or what they are doing at that exact moment. The left’s performative empathy, which always seems to side with those who break our laws over those who swear to uphold them, is a direct threat to public safety and national sovereignty.
NEW: American hero Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and his agents are heckled by a couple of Karens at a grocery store in Charlotte, North Carolina, while arresting an illegal alien.
Karen: “He was grocery shopping.”
Bovino: “Could be. Criminals grocery shop. They gotta… pic.twitter.com/l1OU1ziYaE
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) November 16, 2025
While the liberal media and its army of Karens weep over the inconveniences faced by illegal aliens, President Trump and courageous commanders like Greg Bovino are focused on the real victims: the American citizens who have been victimized by criminal aliens and the communities that have been transformed into sanctuaries for lawlessness. The success of operations like “Operation Charlotte’s Web” is a testament to the effectiveness of the America First agenda, which prioritizes the security and well-being of its citizens above all else.