Ex-Superman star Dean Cain brushes off uproar over joining ICE: 'When you stand up for what you believe in, they attack you'

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Ex-Superman star Dean Cain brushes off uproar over joining ICE: 'When you stand up for what you believe in, they attack you'
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Superman star Dean Cain laughed off criticism of his decision to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement from cynical celebrities and politicians in an interview with The Post. Detractors had hurled schoolyard barbs and below the belt jabs at the 1990s heartthrob — such as allegations he dyes his hair — but he remained unfazed by their taunts.

“I do not dye my hair. I’m very blessed with it. But I love when that attack comes out. It’s the ad hominem attacks when they have no argument,” Cain, 59 and still blessed with silky black locks told The Post in an interview from his home in Las Vegas.Rapper stops concert to scold mom for ‘irresponsible’ act with her babyCain’s announcement he was joining the fight to protect America and clean up the border disaster, including “Ice Age” actor John Leguizamo and comedian Margaret Cho.Comedian Margaret Cho posted a bizarre rant on TikTok accusing Cain, who has Japanese ancestry, of wanting “to be white.”It even spread to members of Congress when Florida Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz wrote on X:“$50,000 government signing bonus to “He’s making fun of ICE agents. He’s trying to make fun of me,” Cain told The Post. “This is a sitting US congressman. This is a person who writes laws in this country and he’s vilifying and demeaning law enforcement. That’s insane.” Democrat congressman Mark Pocan from Wisconsin also joined the dogpile, writing on X: “Superman was an immigrant who helped ordinary people regardless of where they were from. And he didn’t wear a mask.Cain is hardly surprised by the outrage. He claimed Democrats perpetrated the current immigration mess by advocating for open borders for census numbers and increasing their representation in Congress in his interview with The Post. “Some of these politicians are so power hungry. They don’t care about you and me and the regular everyday people on the street,” he says. “They’re safe in their gilded cage, so to speak. They’re protected by men and women with guns,” he continued. “They just want to hold on to power and they don’t care what it does to your everyday American. And that disgusts me.” Cain’s haters only have themselves to blame. The whole thing came about from a misunderstanding. On Aug. 5 Cain posted a two-minute long video supporting ICE recruitment — which now includes a $50,000 signing bonus. But unscrupulous social media users interpreted the promo as an announcement that he had joined the agency. “People went bananas thinking I had joined ICE. And then I was speaking to some folks over at ICE and I said, ‘you know what, let’s do it,’” Cain told the Post.Superman was an immigrant who helped ordinary people regardless of where they were from. And he didn’t wear a mask.Cain says he has no problem muting the trolls and is eager to get sworn in. At 59 years old, his role may be only honorary, he says. He won’t accept the $50,000 signing bonus, he told The Post, unless forced to do so—in which case he’ll donate it to charity. Cain is no stranger to law enforcement training. He’s been a deputy sheriff and reserve police officer for about a decade—inspired to show his support when the“Stay at your own risk if you’re here illegally. Especially if you’re a criminal. We’re going to find you.”“I would not. I’m out and proud. So it’s clear who I am. And I know it makes me a target. My parents don’t like that,” he says., the Marine veteran who was eventually cleared of wrongdoing after he held a threatening passenger down to protect other riders on a New York subway and the man died.“When you see these criminals removed from our streets and then our country you realize, man, that could have been Cain was referencing a 12-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by two Venezuelan illegals and 22-year-old college student Riley, brutally murdered by Jose Ibarra, who had gang ties and was caught by federal officers illegally entering the country in 2022, but still allowed into the US to kill.Son of Virginia bowling billionaire cheats on wife with their four kids' former nanny, asked for divorce on Christmas Day: court papersABC News anchor reveals she was 'jumped' by a ‘half-dressed’ vagrant in DC: 'We're all experiencing it firsthand'Taylor Swift confirmed as Travis Kelce podcast guest in flirty ‘New Heights’ previewZUMAPRESS.comSon of Virginia bowling billionaire cheats on wife with their four kids' former nanny, asked for divorce on Christmas Day: court papers

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