A liberal female doctor attempted to elicit a reaction from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the airport – but the confrontation did not unfold as she appeared to expect.
Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, an obstetrician–gynecologist with more than 2.8 million TikTok followers, posted the clip Thursday from John F. Kennedy International Airport, saying she was going to question the ‘ICE agents who are allegedly here to help.’
‘We know they’re not,’ she added.
Lincoln approached two ICE officers and began the interaction by saying, ‘Excuse me? I just want to say thank you guys for being here.’
One agent replied ‘thank you’ and smiled, while the other offered a thumbs up and grinned.
She then changed her tone and started hurling insults at the agents, who appeared nonplussed as Lincoln insulted them to their faces.
‘Because I know when I wake up in the morning, I’ll never be racist pigs like you,’ Lincoln said. ‘No matter how bad I am, I’ll never be like you, so, good job. I hope your moms are real proud of you.’
Her video had been viewed more than one million times across Instagram and TikTok as of Friday evening. However, it appeared to backfire, as she was hit with criticism for her behavior and lost hundreds of followers.
Dr. Jennifer Lincoln, an obstetrician–gynecologist, said she was going to ask ICE agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport a question before calling them ‘racist pigs’
The ICE agents were unfazed as Lincoln insulted them and sarcastically noted that she hoped their mothers were ‘real proud of you’
‘This is so sad to see,’ one TikTok user said. ‘As a medical professional myself, I could never treat another human being this way. You put us healthcare workers to shame.’
‘What an awful thing to do to people,’ another commenter added. ‘Disgusting.’
In the offending video, after attempting to bait the officers into a reaction with her insults, Lincoln continued filming and shared her thoughts on the one–sided spat.
‘They were cute, weren’t they? I hope they continue to be best, like Melania,’ she said.
She was referencing First Lady Melania Trump’s Be Best anti–bullying campaign, which launched in 2018 during President Donald Trump’s first term and ended in 2021.
The initiative was focused on ‘well–being, online safety, and opioid abuse,’ while promoting programs ‘that provide children with the tools and skills required for emotional, social, and physical health.’
‘Be best,’ Lincoln added. ‘Because they are being the best at being the worst, so to them.’
She flashed her middle finger to the camera as she offered the faux cheers for the ICE agents.
‘How would u feel if someone came to your job and treated you like that?’ one TikTok user said.
‘So unprofessional,’ another added.
As of Friday, Lincoln’s video attempting to bait the ICE agents had more than 1 million views across Instagram and TikTok
ICE officers have been at JFK Airport since March 23 due to the partial government shutdown, which caused massive delays and TSA lines at the New York City travel hub
ICE agents have been at JFK Airport since March 23, according to CBS New York, to help with the massive TSA lines and delays caused by the partial government shutdown.
A deal to end the shutdown has been reached by congressional lawmakers but it is not quite over yet.
The House vote to end the shutdown and pass the Senate’s DHS funding bill has not happened yet, and the House will not be back until next week.
In a follow–up video posted Thursday night after landing in Phoenix, Lincoln addressed claims that she had been ‘very unprofessional for what I did to the ICE agents at JFK.’
‘And you’re right, because I insulted pigs,’ she said. ‘I called ICE agents pigs, and pigs, actual pigs, the animals deserve better.’
Users had questioned Lincoln’s credentials as a doctor and mocked her political views.
One user posted a sticker saying, ‘Being a Liberal isn’t just about being Stupid. It’s about showing the World how proud you are to be Stupid.’
Lincoln added that ICE was ‘separating families, letting multiple women miscarry in ICE custody, impregnating children in ICE custody, and … murdering American citizens.’
She then likened the immigration enforcement agency to Nazi Germany, continuing her incendiary remarks.
‘And so you think it’s unprofessional? Cool,’ Lincoln said. ‘We know how you would act in 1940s Germany. You’ve gotten that insight into yourself.’
Lincoln, who said she had been certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2014, later posted a faux apology for her behavior towards ICE
Lincoln acknowledged that she had lost ‘a few hundred followers on Instagram’ and immediately added that she was ‘fine’ with that.
‘It’s not about what you sell or how many followers you have, it’s about who you stand up for,’ she said. ‘Quite frankly, I think that is the most professional thing you can do.’
A public LinkedIn profile for Lincoln said she was ‘passionate about helping girls, women and those assigned female at birth understand their bodies and feel empowered to advocate for themselves.’
Lincoln, who said she was certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in January 2014, also touted her millions of followers on TikTok.
She has worked at Providence Health and Services in Portland, Oregon, since April 2016.
Lincoln also started an ‘online hub for helping people gain back reproductive control’ called Three For Freedom, according to her profile.
Her company did this by ‘obtaining 3 crucial things: birth control, emergency contraception, and medication abortion pills.’
She has also been the president of the Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists since 2017.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Lincoln and ICE for further comment.
