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ICE at the Olympics: America brings fascism back to Italy

Italians are very familiar with what happens when masked thugs wield unchecked power

Jason Weisberger
Feb 05, 2026
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Italians are very familiar with what happens when masked thugs wield unchecked power, and they don’t want to go backwards. The IOC has had to plead with fans not to boo Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who have oddly chosen to arrive with ICE as part of their protection detail.

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