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A former WWE star on Monday took a swipe at the Biden administration’s immigration policy, using a pro wrestling comparison.
Glenn Jacobs, the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, who was known as Kane in the ring, fired a post of X on Monday.
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Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, known as Kane in WWE wrestling, walks into the pre-race stage ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 on April 12, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“If I were a wrestling promoter and wanted to draw as large a crowd as possible regardless of cost, even if it meant bankruptcy, I would make admission free and give everyone free unlimited pizza and beer,” Jacobs wrote.
“And that, my friends, was the immigration policy of the Biden administration.”
President Donald Trump’s stance on immigration helped him win the 2024 presidential election over Kamala Harris. In May, the Trump administration celebrated a full year of “zero releases” at the southern border.
In a news release announcing the drop in releases at the southern border, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pointed to broader enforcement statistics showing illegal crossings and apprehensions at levels officials said have not been seen in more than three decades. CBP said the Border Patrol recorded 8,943 Southwest border apprehensions in April, 94% below the Biden administration’s monthly average, 96% below the December 2023 peak during Biden’s tenure and fewer than the number apprehended in just three days in April 2024.
Wrestling fighter Kane stands at ringside during the WWE Smackdown event at Plaza Monumental Monterrey on October 15, 2009 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Alfredo Lopez/Jam Media/LatinContent via Getty Images)
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The 59-year-old Republican politician became mayor of Knox County in 2018. He won a second term in 2022 and is ineligible to run for a third term.
He has advocated for voters in his county to vote for Betsy Henderson and the Republicans when early voting begins later this month. Henderson will face Democrat Beau Hawk in the general election.
Jacobs compared Hawk to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
“Knox County has its very own Mini Mamdani running to replace me as your next mayor,” he wrote in a separate post on X. “The only way he can win is if the Republicans take it for granted. Please remember to go vote for Betsy Henderson and the Republicans up and down the ticket.”
Kane poses in a studio photo circa 2002. (WWE/Getty Images)
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Jacobs has been a supporter of Trump and received similar support from the White House in May.
