The current state of the Democratic Party can be likened to that of a disgruntled teenager. When things don’t go their way, they don’t just protest; they seem intent on making life inconvenient for everyone else. Much like a rebellious teen looking to share their angst, Democrats appear satisfied with turning air travel in the U.S. into an ordeal comparable to a bus station experience.

Senate Democrats are employing a familiar strategy by partially blocking funding, similar to tactics used during last year’s broader government shutdown. They aim to alter legislation, attempt rule suspensions, and perpetuate funding failures, all while blaming the GOP with the help of a sympathetic press. Yet, despite their efforts, common sense often prevails, prompting them to try once more.

It’s important to note that the funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security has already been approved by the House and backed by the Senate GOP. Thus, any delay in its passage rests with the Democrats. They proposed funding only specific DHS agencies, akin to teachers itemizing a dinner bill at a party.

Chuck Schumer even attempted to circumvent Senate procedures, trying to push his divided policy through the Rules Committee. This move was voted down along party lines, yet outlets like The Hill reported it as, “Republicans reject Democrats’ effort to fund TSA.”

Meanwhile, travelers endured marathon-like waits at airports, with lines extending to parking lots as TSA agents either called in sick or quit. In response, a creative solution was found over the weekend.

It was decided that ICE agents would step in for absent TSA workers, much to the Democrats’ dismay. They argued that ICE agents lacked the necessary training, as managing crowds requires specific skills.

Obviously, sheer desperation was on display. To see prominent politicians coming out to say that this decision was going to lead to murders taking place in terminals should illustrate the level of rational thinking from that party.

Nothing says you are the calm and lucid thinkers in your party when you declare that seeing ICE agents in airports will lead to deaths.
Of course, if they really believed this, they would vote to fund TSA and get those murderers out of airports, but then… pic.twitter.com/s4Z2y3EhTV

— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) March 25, 2026

As an aside, it may very well be that this ploy to send in ICE came not from a quorum of White House insiders, but from a much more pragmatic source: talk radio. It was on Friday when a caller to the Buck Sexton and Clay Travis show suggested bringing in the ICE agents, and within a day, the plan was in motion. Credence to this was seen when President Trump gave thanks and signed a hat for the caller who crafted the idea. 

So as these agents were sent into select airports, two things occurred. The first was the expected pushback to pragmatism, as protesters assembled at some airports to complain about working to alleviate the problem. The plan to bring ICE in was hatched by the administration over the weekend, and right on cue, protesters showed up on Monday — on time, as flights were delayed.

What more proof do we need that the Democrats want this strife inflicted on Americans than groups gathering on the fly, with matching placards, complaining that something was done to fix a generated problem? So the Left will not pony up money for government workers, but they have the funds to get protesters on site with printed signs at the drop of an email.

READ MORE: Good News About Those Lines at Atlanta Airport After ICE Deployed – You Can Guess the Left’s Reaction

The second thing to take place will really drive Democrats, the press, and the Leftists even further out on the lunatic precipice: It is working. Within hours of the ICE agents arriving in support roles, wait times at airports plunged, as things returned to a level of normalcy. Don’t be alarmed by that concussion sound you heard; that was the Democrat plot being blasted into confetti.

ICE just fixed Atlanta’s airport in a matter of hours. pic.twitter.com/Cf3vU9aBBP

— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) March 23, 2026

So, when even CNN is reporting on the positive effects, where does this leave the opposition party today? The Dems say they want to have TSA funded and running, but only on their terms. And the agency they are desperate to defund is doing the labor of the workers the Democrats have permanently run off, so if they actually got their way, it would reduce things back to where they were last week, with a depleted TSA and air travel mired so it resembled the quality seen of cattle loaded into semi haulers.

This funding battle should end soon enough in a similar surrender as that seen last fall, as the Democrats’ plan of “deICE-ing airports” instead sees their strategy becoming grounded. Next will be to see how much this will become a no-fly issue with voters.

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