Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) declared the state blue in a post-election interview on Wednesday, according to The Hill. The report said Thompson pointed to recent statewide defeats for the Republican Party, including in its gubernatorial race.

In the interview with Wisconsin Public Radio, as quoted by The Hill, Thompson said, "Wisconsin is no longer a purple state." He also said Republicans have not won a statewide race in a long time. The Hill's summary ends mid-sentence, so the full context of his remarks was not available for this report.

Separately, ABC News reported that Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, 21, was detained as he was waiting to board a flight. The headline of the ABC News report describes the detained man as a Wisconsin state trooper and says he was detained by ICE.

The ABC News summary does not say where the detention took place, which flight was involved, or why Van Der Merwe was detained. The summary also does not say whether any charges were filed in the matter. It includes no statement from ICE, from Van Der Merwe, or from any other official.

The summaries reviewed for this story do not link the two reports. Neither summary refers to the other, and The Hill's account of Thompson's comments does not mention the detention. Both items concern Wisconsin, but they cover different subjects, with one addressing a former governor's assessment of state politics and the other a detention reported by ABC News. Neither source report is reproduced in full here.

Ford McCracken wrote The Hill report. No byline was listed for the ABC News item in the material reviewed.

Sources: ABC News: Wisconsin state trooper detained by ICE; The Hill: Former GOP governor: ‘Wisconsin is a blue state’.