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A former WWE star criticized the Biden administration’s immigration policies on Monday, using a comparison to professional wrestling.
Glenn Jacobs, the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, known as Kane in the ring, posted a message on X on Monday.
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Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, known as Kane in WWE wrestling, enters the pre-race stage before the NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 on April 12, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. (Jeff Robinson/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
“If I were a wrestling promoter and wanted to attract as many people as possible without regard to cost, even if it meant bankruptcy, I would make admission free and give everyone unlimited free 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 against Kamala Harris. In May, the Trump administration celebrated a full year of “zero releases” at the southern border.
In a press release announcing the drop in releases at the southern border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pointed to broader statistics showing illegal crossings and apprehensions at levels authorities have not seen in more than three decades. CBP said the Border Patrol recorded 8,943 apprehensions at the southwest border in April, 94% lower than the Biden administration’s monthly average, 96% lower than the December 2023 peak during Biden’s term and fewer than the number of apprehensions in just three days in April 2024.
Wrestling fighter Kane stands in the ring 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 cannot seek a third term.
He pleaded 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 own Mini Mamdani running to replace me as the next mayor,” he wrote in a separate article on
Kane poses in a studio photo circa 2002. (WWE/Getty Images)
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Jacobs is a Trump supporter and received similar support from the White House in May.
