Glenn Jacobs, the former WWE wrestler known as Kane and now the Republican mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, criticised the Biden administration's immigration policy in a post on X on Monday. He likened the approach to a wrestling promoter offering free admission and unlimited free pizza and beer to draw the biggest possible crowd regardless of cost, even if it led to bankruptcy. The remark added a celebrity voice to ongoing Republican attacks on the previous administration's border record.

The article notes that immigration was a key issue in Donald Trump's 2024 election win over Kamala Harris, and that in May the Trump administration marked a full year of "zero releases" at the southern border. US Customs and Border Protection reported 8,943 southwestern border apprehensions in April — figures officials said were 94% below the Biden administration's monthly average and 96% below the December 2023 peak. Jacobs, 59, has been mayor since 2018 and cannot seek a third term; he is now urging voters to back Republican Betsy Henderson against Democrat Beau Hawk, whom he dubbed a "Mini Mamdani" in reference to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.