How so?

Liberals: those who enforce the laws are thugs.
Also liberals: those who break the laws are the true heroes.

I knew there were thugs somewhere that I support

Leftists have said that they will dox those officers and their families if at all possible; thus putting their lives at risk. Hence they wear masks to protect themselves from typical leftist . . . thugs.

Masked, unaccountable cowardly thugs doing Donald's dirty work.

They command zero respect.