Overview
- On the tarmac in West Palm Beach, Trump cut off Newsmax’s Mike Carter after a question about ICE at airports and said, “You’re not doing a very good job.”
- He declined Carter’s follow-up and called on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, then said he asked ICE officers working at airports to remove masks.
- The White House says ICE was sent to major hubs to ease Transportation Security Administration staffing gaps tied to a partial Homeland Security shutdown.
- Footage from airports shows agents handling patrol and crowd control rather than screening, as unions, civil liberties groups, and lawmakers warn about role confusion and potential immigration checks in civilian travel spaces.
- Trump later praised ICE, suggested he could bring in the National Guard if delays continue, and joked the Newsmax reporter “won’t be there long,” reflecting his pattern of deriding the press.