The Ben Shapiro Show Ep. 2394 - THANKS, DEMOCRATS! Unsafe Airports, Unsafe Streets
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Mar 24, 2026 Long TSA lines, staffing shortages, and air traffic control failures spark a debate over airport safety and privatization. Heated arguments about DHS funding, ICE limits, and border policy fuel discussions of crime and immigration. Political stunts in Cuba and shifting dynamics around Iran, including military moves and negotiation rumors, round out the day's headlines.
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DHS Shutdown Framed As Political Punishment
- Ben Shapiro argues the DHS funding shutdown was driven by Democrats to punish ICE for enforcing immigration laws.
- He claims this political decision produces downstream public-safety consequences like longer airport lines and weaker border enforcement.
Chicago Murder Tied To Sanctuary City Release
- Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola student, was shot in the head while walking with friends near Toby Prince Beach late at night.
- Ben Shapiro links the alleged killer, a Venezuelan national released after contact with Border Patrol and later freed after a shoplifting arrest, to sanctuary city policies in Chicago.
ICE Temporarily Helped Reduce TSA Lines
- Democrats opposed using ICE personnel to staff TSA lines during a partial DHS shutdown, but ICE deployment reportedly reduced wait times below 40 minutes at Hartsfield-Jackson.
- Shapiro notes Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said ICE can assist with directing lines though not X-ray scanning.
