If you thought Democrats actually cared about Americans suffering from the partial government shutdown, think again.

Leftist lawmakers really thought that shutting down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was going to make a point, but all it’s done is defund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and make the already-frustrating experience of air travel even worse. President Donald Trump is now threatening to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in to keep things flowing (since they’re still getting paid) and apparently this makes the Democrats “giddy.”

Yes, “giddy.” The same level of excitement that one might feel about receiving a marriage proposal or a promotion at work is how elected leftists feel about the president stepping in to clean up the mess they’ve made for average Americans in the name of appeasing their radical, anti-ICE base.

Look:

NEW: If TRUMP thought dispatching ICE agents to airports would force Dems to blink in the never-ending DHS shutdown standoff, he’s in for a rude awakening …

I checked in with a bunch of Democratic lawmakers and top staffers yesterday. Their response wasn’t just unfazed; at… pic.twitter.com/tIa0xHLUzh

— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) March 23, 2026

“NEW: If TRUMP thought dispatching ICE agents to airports would force Dems to blink in the never-ending DHS shutdown standoff, he’s in for a rude awakening,” reported “ABC, WaPo and CNN alum” Rachael Bade. “I checked in with a bunch of Democratic lawmakers and top staffers yesterday. Their response wasn’t just unfazed; at times, it was downright giddy. The way they see it, Trump’s move screams desperation and that the White House fears getting blamed. Their thinking: If the White House is this rattled, Dems can squeeze even harder. Some are even betting Republicans will cave as soon as this week.”

If nothing else, it seems clear that American suffering is a small price to pay for Democrats to feel like they’ve accomplished something. Voters are nothing more than pawns in whatever games they feel like playing.

X users reacted:

Pretty jarring to see how sociopathic these Democrats are.

It’s not just hours of airport lines – they’re giggling through actually withholding TSA worker paychecks. https://t.co/KepmSsaaNs

— Matt Whitlock (@MattWhitlock) March 23, 2026

Democrats CANNOT ever be trusted with even a shred of power. They’re doing this while in the minority, God knows what they would do if they had a majority. https://t.co/PLtANkw1hV

— Real Political Data (@RealPData) March 23, 2026

It isn’t clear that having ICE at airports would be a good thing for Democrats.

I can see how they might be correct, but interacting w/ people has a tendency to humanize them. And humanizing ICE is not what Dems want, given the effort they’ve put into demonizing the officers. https://t.co/MkYvUMCFJz

— Legal Phil (@Legal_Fil) March 23, 2026

If Republicans and the Trump Administration aren’t running ads with these quotes, it is just political malpractice.

Given that, I assume they won’t. https://t.co/MkYvUMCFJz

— Legal Phil (@Legal_Fil) March 23, 2026

You really don’t understand just how crazy Democrats have gotten.

You think you do, but you don’t.

They shut down the Department of Homeland Security during a war with a terrorist state in order to…gain internet points. https://t.co/vxjJbaLYPB pic.twitter.com/bXn15IfjhS

— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) March 23, 2026

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