Interviewing protesters live can be risky. On Saturday, Mediaite reported MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff was happily interviewing people on a highway overpass who want ICE out of Los Angeles when one masked leftist called President Trump a "f---ing felon" on TV. Guest anchor Stephanie Ruhle apologized. "Clearly, emotions are running hot today."

Soboroff sought to read protest signs out loud. One was “Immigrants, Palestinians, resistance are not the enemy. Don’t let the ruling class tell you who the enemies are.” He read another sign that said, “Liberty and justice for all” in Spanish, and in English on the other side. 

“How’s it feel to be out here over the 101 with all these people honking in support of you guys?” he asked a protester who said her name was "Leilani."

“I mean, there’s no reason for all this,” she replied. “I mean, it’s unlawful. We can’t have a president who’s a fucking felon, honestly. I mean, these are people who have been here. They provide for us, not just labor, but they’re human beings. They deserve rights.” Apparently, there should never be deportations of "human beings" for any reason. Soboroff didn't ask if that includes murderers and rapists. 

LIVE leftist ICE-hating protesters on Saturday on MSNBC! "Leilani" tells Jacob Soboroff: "We can’t have a president who’s a fucking felon, honestly. I mean, these are people who have been here. They provide for us, not just labor, but they’re human beings. They deserve rights.” pic.twitter.com/yX0app4H9X

— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) June 16, 2025

“Listen, there’s some salty language out here,” he noted. “But feelings are running high and they’re running hot. But I’ll tell you one thing right now. This is a peaceful protest, if I have ever seen one. This is where some of those troublemakers were over the course of the last week or so, stopping traffic on the freeway, clashing with the riot police from the California Highway Patrol down there. That is not the scene right now. That is not what is happening out here. They want ICE out of L.A., and they’re making no mistake about that.”

PS: MSNBC was channeling Trump-is-Hitler trash talk on Sunday morning. 

On MSNBC's "The Weekend," the reporter nods as protesters talk about "terrifying" anti-trans hate, the "racist, fascist, reactionary" policies of Trump, and how that parallels the rise of Hitler. Hot talk for your liberal bubble. pic.twitter.com/1bbZ9fw74d

— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) June 15, 2025