Unmasking Goldman’s Hypocrisy

Rep. Dan Goldman can’t distinguish between an ICE agent and a bank robber—but don’t worry, he used to be a prosecutor.

It’s not often that national security hinges on a wardrobe critique, but Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) is here to ensure we all pay attention. In a recent interview, Goldman, a congressman, former federal prosecutor, and now part-time costume designer, criticized ICE agents for committing the unforgivable sin of… wearing masks.

Yes, you heard that right. In a world where masked mobs burn federal buildings, occupy college campuses, and chant slogans while evading facial recognition like it’s herpes, Goldman has finally drawn the line, not at Antifa, not at Hamas-flag-waving protesters shutting down highways, but at law enforcement officers trying not to get doxxed into oblivion.

During a May 30 press briefing, former ICE chief Tom Homan revealed that assaults and online targeting of ICE agents are at an all-time high. Apparently, wearing a mask to protect yourself and your family from being stalked, harassed, or worse is now, according to Goldman, considered an admission that your actions aren’t “legitimate.”

That’s rich coming from a guy who never managed to express public concern when actual criminals, vandals, and ideological agitators wore masks to avoid arrest. Antifa could open a ski shop with the inventory they’ve used to conceal their identities. Hamas sympathizers march through midtown Manhattan in balaclavas. And yet Goldman’s silence on those "facewear choices" has been deafening.

Let’s call this what it is: the kind of logic that confuses cops with criminals. In Goldman’s eyes, a masked ICE agent protecting his family from being doxxed is morally equivalent to a bank robber pulling a ski mask over his head before demanding cash. That’s not just flawed reasoning, it’s insulting. It places our law enforcement heroes in the same category as the very people they’re trying to stop.

For centuries, criminals have used masks to evade justice. Now, law enforcement is being compelled to use masks to survive, and the congressman can’t seem to discern the difference.

“I was a federal prosecutor for ten years,” Goldman told CBS New York. “I never saw them wear masks.” Sure, and in those ten years, TikTok didn’t exist, mob doxxing wasn’t a pastime, and ICE agents weren’t public enemy number one for the radical left. The world has changed. Maybe law enforcement agents should be more like Goldman, safe in their Capitol offices with round-the-clock security and no risk of their kids being harassed at school.

In Goldman's worldview, if you’re an ICE agent arresting a convicted felon with five deportation orders, you’d better do it bare-faced and smiling. But if you’re a masked activist throwing Molotovs or chanting “From the river to the sea,” that's just "protected expression."

Maybe next time, ICE agents should consider dressing like Antifa: a black hoodie, an anarchist flag, and a list of pronouns. That might finally earn Goldman’s respect.

At the end of the day, this isn’t about fashion, it’s about ideology. Goldman isn’t upset about masks; he’s upset about who’s wearing them. By equating the protective anonymity of law enforcement with the criminal concealment of violent radicals, he reveals more than a double standard. He shows his contempt for the people working hard to keep this country safe.

Here’s a tip, Congressman: if you find yourself siding with the ski mask and not the badge, you may want to reconsider which side of the law you’re truly on.