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Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw lashed out at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
McGraw claimed that the United States was in a “crisis” and that Republicans should turn on Trump and impeach him.
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Muffet McGraw, former head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, speaks during a panel during the NCAA College Basketball Academy at the Memphis Sports & Events Center on July 30, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. (Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
“Our nation is in crisis,” read a statement from his can’t be selective. We can’t just protest when white people are killed. We the people, we all need accountability for the crimes committed by ICE and we need it now, but we also need something much bigger.
“Something we are desperate for is HOPE. We need to hope that Congress will rise to the challenge and fulfill its oath of office. We need to hope that Republicans will rise up, remove this megalomaniac, and restore the values we believed in before this administration took power. We need our democracy back. But until that day comes, I will do what I can and stay in the fight – I hope you do too.”
ICE agents stand at the scene where a woman was fatally shot earlier in the day during an enforcement operation on January 7, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The 70-year-old NCAA champion has spoken out against Trump in the past.
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, McGraw blamed Trump for the hateful messages WNBA players receive.
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She wrote on social media in September that Trump “allowed people to be openly racist, homophobic, misogynistic and cruel.” She asked her supporters to support former Vice President Kamala Harris in the election.
