In a stunning moment of honesty that his party will likely regret, Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) admitted on CNN that President Trump "has a lot of the cards" in the current Department of Homeland Security funding standoff—and the reason why should terrify every open-borders Democrat in Washington.
Speaking on CNN International's "The Brief" Thursday, Correa accidentally let the cat out of the bag about why Democrats are in full panic mode over the potential DHS shutdown. The truth? Even if DHS funding lapses, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) remains fully funded and operational to carry out Trump's promised mass deportation operations.
"The White House has a lot of the cards on this one. We passed that big, beautiful bill last year, with... that's why we have to hold firm," Correa said, his voice betraying the desperation of a party that knows it's been outmaneuvered.
Trump's Chess Move Leaves Dems Scrambling
What Correa is really admitting here is that President Trump has brilliantly positioned himself to continue his America First immigration agenda regardless of Democrat obstruction tactics. While non-essential DHS functions might pause during a shutdown, the core mission—removing illegal aliens who have invaded our country—continues uninterrupted.
This is exactly the kind of 4D chess move we've come to expect from Trump. He's essentially dared the Democrats to shut down DHS, knowing full well that doing so won't stop ICE agents from doing their jobs while making Democrats look like they're prioritizing illegal immigrants over American citizens.
Democrats Backed Into a Corner
Correa's CNN appearance reveals just how cornered the radical left has become. They can't stop Trump's deportation machine, they can't win the messaging battle on border security, and now they're reduced to threatening shutdown tactics that will only hurt their own political standing.
The American people voted decisively for Trump's immigration agenda in 2024, and now Democrats are learning the hard way that elections have consequences. Every day they obstruct, more Americans see exactly who's fighting for illegal aliens and who's fighting for American families.
The question isn't whether Trump will win this standoff—it's how much political damage Democrats are willing to inflict on themselves before they finally surrender to the will of the American people.