US EditionBannon says ICE at airports ‘test run’ for 2026 elections
Bannon views ICE airport deployment during TSA staffing shortages as a trial to shape ICE's role in the 2026 midterms amid concerns about voter intimidation.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced he would deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports nationwide to assist the Transportation Security Administration during a partial government shutdown.
- Democrats have refused to fund the Homeland Security Department for over a month following January fatal shootings of Americans Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
- Agents were seen patrolling terminals at John F. Kennedy International and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International on Monday, while more than 400 TSA officers have quit since the shutdown began.
- Calling the airport deployment a "test run," MAGA media personality Steve Bannon suggested using ICE agents at polling stations in the 2026 midterm elections, claiming, "We can use this as a test case to really perfect ICE."
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters she has not heard President Trump discuss formal plans for ICE at polling locations, calling it a "very silly hypothetical question.
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Bannon says ICE at airports ‘test run’ for 2026 elections
Former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers assisting with airport operations is a “test run” for the 2026 midterms. During a conversation with conservative lawyer Mike Davis on his “War Room” program, Bannon asked, “We can use what’s happening with these ICE [officers] helping out at…
Steve Bannon admits Trump sent ICE to airports as 'test run' for midterms
MAGA influencer Steve Bannon argued that President Donald Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports as a "5-D chess" move that would prepare them to police polling places in the 2026 midterm elections. For his part, Trump has said the ICE agents are there to "help" Transportation Security Administration officers during the partial government shutdown."The ICE agents at the airports to help out, and remember they said …
Steve Bannon Floats ICE Agents at Airports as a ‘Test Run’ for Monitoring Polling Stations On Election Day
Steve Bannon suggested that the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at airports could serve as a “test case” for their use at polling stations in this year’s midterm elections. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced he would send ICE agents to airports across the country to assist the Transportation Security Administration amid the organization’s funding shortage as part of the ongoing partial government shutdown. TSA e…
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