MAGA Mike Panics as GOP Senate Votes Against him...at 2 AM

March 28, 2026

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The MeidasTouch Podcast episode dissects a chaotic late-night development in the ongoing partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where Senate Republicans passed a bill funding only TSA agents—mirroring a Democratic proposal—while deferring ICE and Border Patrol funding. Host Ben explains how this has triggered panic among House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, revealing GOP infighting and a manufactured crisis over airport delays.

Senate Action and Trump's Preceding Move

The sequence began with Donald Trump posting on social media that he would fund TSA via executive order, redirecting existing DHS appropriations—a step he could have taken weeks earlier, as the host notes. Hours later, around 2 a.m., Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) secured unanimous consent in the Senate for a clean TSA funding bill, excluding ICE and Border Patrol. This adopted the Democratic plan to prioritize TSA amid shutdown-induced airport chaos, with ICE and Border Patrol funding punted to future reconciliation proceedings.

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What you'll learn

1 (01:57) **Senate Passes TSA-Only Funding** - MAGA Republicans via unanimous consent adopt Democratic plan to fund TSA, defer ICE/Border Patrol
2 (02:40) **Trump's Executive Order Exposed** - Trump could have funded TSA weeks ago, manufacturing shutdown crisis
3 (03:23) **House GOP Rejects Senate Bill** - House demands full DHS funding including extra for ICE/Border Patrol
4 (04:38) **House Pushes Continuing Resolution** - MAGA House proposes CR to fund all DHS, bypassing Senate TSA bill
5 (05:48) **Senate GOP Ghosts House** - Senators leave DC, ignore House pleas amid internal GOP rift
6 (06:49) **House MAGA Reactions Erupt** - Reps. Mark Harris and Chip Roy blast Senate for TSA-only move
7 (07:43) **Crisis Was GOP-Manufactured** - Logical breakdown: Trump/Senate could have acted earlier like Dems proposed

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican Senators turning against MAGA Mike Johnson and MAGA House Members and Meiselas shares the surprise vote taken at 2 am by Republican Senators.

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