Raskin on What People Are Getting Out of Shutdown: People Are Getting that Trump Won’t Fund TSA

March 25, 2026
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) dropped a real gem on CNN's The Source this week, claiming the government shutdown is teaching Americans a harsh lesson: Donald Trump refuses to fund the Coast Guard or TSA or any of the other functions. It's classic partisan spin—framing Trump's border security standoff as a blanket assault on essential services. But let's peel back the layers: this shutdown stems from Trump's demand for wall funding to secure the southern border, not some anti-aviation vendetta. DHS, which oversees TSA and Coast Guard, is indeed caught in the crossfire, but Raskin's narrative conveniently ignores how Democrats have stonewalled comprehensive border reforms for years, leading to record migrant surges and fentanyl floods that kill far more Americans than any hypothetical TSA lapse. For the 2A community, this is a masterclass in political jujitsu and a reminder of why we fight tooth and nail for self-reliance. Raskin's fearmongering about unfunded TSA paints Trump as the villain for prioritizing actual security over airport pat-downs, yet it exposes the hypocrisy of a party that champions defunding police while clutching pearls over federal screeners. Imagine if that same scrutiny applied to ATF overreach or red flag laws—shutdowns that strip rights without due process. Trump's stance signals to gun owners that real protection means hardened borders, not just more bureaucrats. Fentanyl pouring through porous frontiers arms cartels, who don't care about TSA lines but thrive on unchecked inflows, indirectly fueling urban violence where armed citizens become the last line of defense. The implications ripple wide: if Democrats like Raskin succeed in flipping the script, expect more shutdown theater to demonize fiscal conservatives, paving the way for bloated budgets that fund gun-grabber agendas over border walls. 2A patriots should cheer Trump's resolve—it's a bulwark against the open-borders chaos that empowers criminals over law-abiding carriers. Stay vigilant; this isn't about airport lines, it's about who controls the gates to our sovereignty.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) dropped a real gem on CNN’s The Source this week, claiming the government shutdown is teaching Americans a harsh lesson: Donald Trump refuses to fund the Coast Guard or TSA or any of the other functions. It’s classic partisan spin—framing Trump’s border security standoff as a blanket assault on essential services. But let’s peel back the layers: this shutdown stems from Trump’s demand for wall funding to secure the southern border, not some anti-aviation vendetta. DHS, which oversees TSA and Coast Guard, is indeed caught in the crossfire, but Raskin’s narrative conveniently ignores how Democrats have stonewalled comprehensive border reforms for years, leading to record migrant surges and fentanyl floods that kill far more Americans than any hypothetical TSA lapse.

For the 2A community, this is a masterclass in political jujitsu and a reminder of why we fight tooth and nail for self-reliance. Raskin’s fearmongering about unfunded TSA paints Trump as the villain for prioritizing actual security over airport pat-downs, yet it exposes the hypocrisy of a party that champions defunding police while clutching pearls over federal screeners. Imagine if that same scrutiny applied to ATF overreach or red flag laws—shutdowns that strip rights without due process. Trump’s stance signals to gun owners that real protection means hardened borders, not just more bureaucrats. Fentanyl pouring through porous frontiers arms cartels, who don’t care about TSA lines but thrive on unchecked inflows, indirectly fueling urban violence where armed citizens become the last line of defense.

The implications ripple wide: if Democrats like Raskin succeed in flipping the script, expect more shutdown theater to demonize fiscal conservatives, paving the way for bloated budgets that fund gun-grabber agendas over border walls. 2A patriots should cheer Trump’s resolve—it’s a bulwark against the open-borders chaos that empowers criminals over law-abiding carriers. Stay vigilant; this isn’t about airport lines, it’s about who controls the gates to our sovereignty.

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