Dem Rep. Frost on DHS Shutdown Hurting TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, Not ICE: ‘We’re Representing Our Constituents’ to Deny ICE More Money

February 13, 2026
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Democrat Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) dropped a bombshell on CNN's The Source Friday, admitting that the ongoing DHS funding shutdown is deliberately kneecapping critical agencies like TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard—while leaving ICE flush with cash. When pressed on why his party seems fine letting airport security grind to a halt and disaster response falter, Frost shrugged it off with a straight-faced justification: We're representing our constituents by denying ICE more money. It's a rare moment of unfiltered candor from the left, exposing the raw priorities behind the budget brinkmanship: open borders über alles, even if it means stranding hurricane victims or turning travel into a crapshoot. This isn't just fiscal theater—it's a masterclass in selective sabotage that reeks of the same anti-enforcement zeal driving sanctuary city policies nationwide. Frost's Florida district, ground zero for migrant surges overwhelming local resources, should be screaming for ICE muscle, yet he's playing the loyal soldier for progressive donors who view border agents as the real enemy. Clever angle here: by starving ICE while letting it limp along on existing funds, Dems manufacture chaos at the border without fully owning the fallout, all while virtue-signaling to their base. It's the political equivalent of defunding the police—prioritize optics over operations, consequences be damned. For the 2A community, the implications hit hard and close to home. A weakened DHS ecosystem means more unchecked illegal entries, spiking crime rates in red states and suburbs where armed self-defense is a daily reality. We've seen it play out: MS-13 thugs, cartel enforcers, and fentanyl mules flooding in, turning quiet neighborhoods into no-go zones that demand more vigilant carriers. Frost's confession underscores why gun owners must double down on lobbying for ICE funding as a national security imperative—because when feds won't secure the border, it's We the People who end up holding the line, mags loaded and resolve steeled. This shutdown charade? Just more proof that 2A isn't optional; it's existential.

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Democrat Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) dropped a bombshell on CNN’s The Source Friday, admitting that the ongoing DHS funding shutdown is deliberately kneecapping critical agencies like TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard—while leaving ICE flush with cash. When pressed on why his party seems fine letting airport security grind to a halt and disaster response falter, Frost shrugged it off with a straight-faced justification: We’re representing our constituents by denying ICE more money. It’s a rare moment of unfiltered candor from the left, exposing the raw priorities behind the budget brinkmanship: open borders über alles, even if it means stranding hurricane victims or turning travel into a crapshoot.

This isn’t just fiscal theater—it’s a masterclass in selective sabotage that reeks of the same anti-enforcement zeal driving sanctuary city policies nationwide. Frost’s Florida district, ground zero for migrant surges overwhelming local resources, should be screaming for ICE muscle, yet he’s playing the loyal soldier for progressive donors who view border agents as the real enemy. Clever angle here: by starving ICE while letting it limp along on existing funds, Dems manufacture chaos at the border without fully owning the fallout, all while virtue-signaling to their base. It’s the political equivalent of defunding the police—prioritize optics over operations, consequences be damned.

For the 2A community, the implications hit hard and close to home. A weakened DHS ecosystem means more unchecked illegal entries, spiking crime rates in red states and suburbs where armed self-defense is a daily reality. We’ve seen it play out: MS-13 thugs, cartel enforcers, and fentanyl mules flooding in, turning quiet neighborhoods into no-go zones that demand more vigilant carriers. Frost’s confession underscores why gun owners must double down on lobbying for ICE funding as a national security imperative—because when feds won’t secure the border, it’s We the People who end up holding the line, mags loaded and resolve steeled. This shutdown charade? Just more proof that 2A isn’t optional; it’s existential.

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