Political commentary just took an unexpected turn. Milo Yiannopoulos has gone from campaigning hard for Donald Trump to publicly saying he’s “ashamed” he ever supported him. This shift comes after ICE detained and deported him from New Orleans back to the United Kingdom on August 29.
Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the British commentator didn’t hold back. “To think that the promise and hope and joy and the anticipation of Trump 2016 could, sort of, over the course of 10 years, collapse into this ugly, warmongering, whole mentally ill heap of crazy,” he said. He went further: “I would never have got involved in supporting Trump in the first place and I’m very ashamed that I did.” You can find more on political commentary across major outlets covering this story.
According to DHS, Yiannopoulos overstayed a visa issued in 2019 and missed a July immigration hearing. But he’s disputing both claims, alleging that important notices were mailed to an address he abandoned years ago. He called the government’s explanation “a lie from top to bottom” and said he intends to appeal.
The detention experience was rough. Yiannopoulos recalled being shackled, going without food for 24 hours, and being moved repeatedly while in custody. “This was not a normal, lawful process,” he stated.
Despite the chaos, he’s bounced back fast. Within two days of arriving in Britain, Yiannopoulos returned to his job managing lawyers for Ye. “I manage his lawyers, which I can do from anywhere,” he explained.
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