He then thanked the \u201cpatriots\u201d of ICE, and floated the possibility of sending in the National Guard \u201cfor more help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A little over an hour later, Trump doubled down<\/a>, fawning over the agency for \u201chelping people with bags, even picking up and cleaning areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am so proud of our ICE Patriots!\u201d he posted. \u201cThey were unfairly maligned by the Lunatic Democrats for years, and now, at the Airports, in addition to what they are supposed to be doing, they are helping people with bags, even picking up and cleaning areas. They are so proud to be there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added: \u201cThe fact is, they shouldn\u2019t have to do this, but they are rehabbing a fake image given to them by Radical Left Democrat politicians. The Public is loving ICE, so the Democrats, unwittingly, did us a favor \u2014 They are Great American Patriots, they just happen to have much larger, and harder, muscles than most \u2014 which is what they\u2019re supposed to have. Thank you to ICE for the GREAT job you are doing. America very much appreciates it!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The partial government shutdown affecting DHS funding and the TSA has been going on for over 40 days, with little end in sight. Lawmakers are\u00a0scrambling to end\u00a0the partial government shutdown ahead of a planned two-week recess as both Democrats and Republicans find fault with a compromise plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Trump indicated earlier this week that he was open to funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without new money for federal immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a result of the stalemate, some airports have been plagued with hours-long\u00a0security lines\u00a0and canceled flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Donald Trump warned last week that he could deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to U.S. airports to arrest illegal immigrants if Democrats refuse to meet his budget demands to end the shutdown. Republicans have pushed for full Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, while Democrats have advocated for narrower measures that would fund agencies like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) without supporting immigration enforcement operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Wednesday, George Soros-backed Philadelphia District Attorney\u00a0Larry Krasner threatened to arrest agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deployed to the city\u2019s airport to help with security amid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is how it works. You commit crimes within the jurisdiction that is the city and county of Philadelphia, I prosecute you. That is how it works. No, I don\u2019t take a phone call from president saying, \u2018Let them go.\u2019 No, the president cannot pardon you,\u201d Krasner said during a Wednesday press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll say it again. The president cannot pardon you. And yes, I will put you in handcuffs and I will put you in a courtroom and, if necessary, I will put you in a jail cell if you decide to make the terrazzo floor of this airport, anything like what you did in the streets of Minneapolis, which involved the criminal homicide of unarmed, innocent people. We are not having that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Without directly commenting on Krasner’s remarks, the White House lambasted separate comments from Krasner as he stood in front of a “Wooder Ice” mural for a video message<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Backed by ominous music, Krasner said Philadelphians enjoy Water Ice because it “doesn’t break the law [nor] bother us at an airport.” The “Rapid Response 47” team called Krasner’s video “sick and deranged,” adding, “If you don’t like it, Larry, tell your fellow Democrats to fund DHS.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-600x318.png\")
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