President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Senate Democrats, declaring that if they refuse to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA agents, he will deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to take over airport security operations.
According to The Post Millennial, President Trump framed the standoff as a matter of national sovereignty and public safety, placing blame squarely on what he called obstruction by the left. He argued that Democrats are prioritizing partisan politics over secure borders and safe travel, even as DHS faces a partial shutdown engineered by Senate inaction.
"If the Radical Left Democrats dont immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia, who have totally destroyed, with the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota," Trump said. He added, "I look forward to seeing ICE in action at ourAirports. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
While DHS is partially shut down due to Senate Democrats blocking full funding, ICE remains operational thanks to money secured through what Trump has called the One Big Beautiful Bill, which temporarily shields the agency from shutdown pressures. Funding for DHS is stalled in the Senate, where a narrow Republican majority supports it but lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democrat-led filibuster.
When Fox reporter Bill Melugin contacted ICE personnel about Trumps proposal to shift them into airport security roles, the response reflected a range of views within the agency. One agent said they "love it" while another responded, "Ah f*ck," and a third described the idea as "genius."
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