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EXPOSED: Dem Rep Admits DHS 'Shutdown' is Just Political Theater - 'We Have to Drive Message'

Gary FranchiFebruary 27, 2026133 views
EXPOSED: Dem Rep Admits DHS 'Shutdown' is Just Political Theater - 'We Have to Drive Message'
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The mask just slipped big time. During a CNN International appearance Thursday, Rep. Timothy Kennedy (D-NY) basically admitted what we all knew - the Democrat's so-called 'DHS shutdown' drama is nothing but political theater designed to obstruct President Trump's mass deportation agenda.

When pressed about whether their funding games actually impact ICE operations, Kennedy couldn't hide the truth. He acknowledged that ICE has "a ton of money already" but then revealed the real game plan: Democrats need to "drive" their "message" for political points.

Translation? They know damn well that Trump's deportation machine will keep running regardless of their tantrum, but they're willing to play games with national security funding just to score cheap political hits.

The Real Story Democrats Don't Want You to Know

Here's what Kennedy accidentally confirmed: ICE is fully funded and ready to execute Trump's historic deportation operation. The Department of Homeland Security has the resources it needs to secure our border and remove the millions of illegal aliens that flooded in during the Biden disaster years.

But instead of working with the Trump administration to fix the border crisis they helped create, Democrats are choosing obstruction over solutions. Kennedy's admission proves they're more interested in cable news soundbites than actually governing.

"We have to drive message to get accountability, it's the GOP's fault," Kennedy told CNN, revealing the Democrats' playbook in real time.

Notice the pattern? Everything is always the Republican's fault, even when Democrats are the ones blocking funding and playing political games with border security.

Americans See Right Through This Charade

The American people didn't elect Trump to play patty-cake with Democrat obstructionists. They want results - and they're getting them. While Kennedy and his colleagues stage their little funding drama for the cameras, ICE agents are already back to work removing dangerous criminals and immigration violators.

This is exactly why Trump won such a decisive mandate in 2024. Voters are sick of politicians like Kennedy who treat serious issues like border security as opportunities for political theater instead of solving problems.

The question isn't whether Trump's deportation agenda will succeed - it's whether Democrats will keep embarrassing themselves with these transparent political stunts while Americans demand real action on immigration.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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TaxpayerAdvocateVerifiedjust now
I've been saying this for years - government shutdowns are just kabuki theater to make us think there are actually consequences for fiscal irresponsibility. Meanwhile the spending never actually stops and we keep racking up debt.
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DebtCrisisComingVerifiedjust now
And then they wonder why people have lost faith in institutions. The whole system is rigged for political gain over actual governance.
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CommonSenseConservativeVerifiedjust now
Love when they accidentally say the quiet part out loud. This is exactly why regular Americans don't trust Washington anymore.
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AmericaFirst1776Verifiedjust now
FINALLY some honesty from the left! At least this rep accidentally told the truth about their political games.
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PatriotMike47Verifiedjust now
Finally someone admits what we've all known for years - it's ALL political theater! These shutdowns never actually shut down anything important, just inconvenience regular Americans while politicians play their games.
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TaxpayerTiredVerifiedjust now
Exactly! Essential services keep running but somehow they always manage to close national parks and monuments that tourists want to visit. Pure optics.
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BorderSecurityNowVerifiedjust now
So they'll shut down DHS for politics but won't secure the border? Their priorities are completely backwards!
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SmallGovAdvocateVerifiedjust now
Question: if DHS can be 'shut down' for political theater, why do we need such a bloated department in the first place? Sounds like we could cut about 80% of federal agencies and nobody would notice.
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FiscalHawk88Verifiedjust now
Bingo! If it's not essential enough to keep running during a 'shutdown' then maybe we don't need it at all.
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RealTalk2023Verifiedjust now
Not surprised at all. My brother works for TSA and told me they had to come to work anyway during the last 'shutdown' - just without pay for a few weeks until they got backpay.
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ConservativeVoter2024Verifiedjust now
This is why Trump was right about draining the swamp. These career politicians on both sides just see everything as messaging opportunities instead of actually governing.