US President Donald Trump threatened to put ICE agents to the airports if congressional Democrats don’t immediately agree to fund airport safety.In a post on Truth Social, Trump slammed immigrants from Somalia and said they entered after the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota.“If the Radical Left Democrats don’t 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. I look forward to seeing ICE in action at our Airports. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” Trump said.Trump’s threat came after a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance on Friday in the Senate. Democrats declined to provide the support needed to move the funding measure toward final passage.
Democrats are demanding changes to immigration enforcement practices by federal agents following the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.The House Committee on Homeland Security scheduled a hearing for Wednesday to review the partial shutdown’s impact on the TSA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the US Coast Guard and other agencies within DHS.
