Well, at least the Democrats are keeping the shutdown conversation calm and rational — at least they're doing THAT! (Updated — Da Nang Dick has joined in his betters' restraint)
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Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries just criticized Trump for sending in ICE to try to relieve the bottleneck at airports caused by the shutdown. He told CNN's Dana Bash that ICE may "brutalize or in some instances, kill" people at airports...
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) March 22, 2026
Poor Richard; he’s been completely eclipsed by his fellow Connecticut bit of scum, Chris Murphy, but the old pro has charged back into the fray, giving new meaning to the “Me Too!” movement.
Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) suggests that ICE will shoot up airports & brutalize families there. https://t.co/YJw4F98pcW
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 22, 2026
Update: Jeffries followed up that comment, in the same interview: Jeffries tells Trump to keep his 'reckless mouth shut' after president calls Democratic Party 'greatest enemy' “He could get people killed”.
(Bonus material, and follow-up to my previous post speculating that deploying ICE agents to fill in for TSA guards would reduce the number of would-be flyers. “Lots of illegals at airports”)
Hello, World!
I reached out to a handful of ICE agents to gauge their reaction to President Trump pitching putting them at airports to work security. Responses: 👇🏻
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 21, 2026
“Love it.”
“Genius. We serve at the behest…”
“Lots of illegals at airports”.
“🤭”
“I would actually love that”.
“Ah…