{"id":2582916,"date":"2026-03-23T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:22:21","slug":"democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Have Nothing To Offer But Fear And Misery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This Federalist opinion piece by Chris Bray argues that Senate Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeatedly blocked funding<\/a> for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), tying DHS funding to concessions on immigration policy (defunding ICE and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-resurfaces-of-biden-saying-he-doesnt-think-drunk-driving-should-be-a-felony-for-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"Video Resurfaces of Biden Saying He Doesn&#039;t Think Drunk Driving Should Be a Felony for Illegal Aliens\">protecting illegal immigrants<\/a>).The author contends this has led to a DHS funding stalemate that affected agencies such as the TSA and the Coast Guard, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-of-americans-brace-for-another-winter-storm\/\" title=\"Millions of Americans brace for another winter storm\">major airports<\/a> experiencing long security lines and TSA workers quitting or calling in sick due to unpaid wages.<\/p>\n<p>The article portrays Democratic messaging as fear-based, claiming thay shift blame onto Republicans for the security pains while portraying a Trump-era threat narrative. It describes actions like President Trump ordering ICE agents to assist the TSA,and quotes tweets and statements from Democrats (including Hakeem Jeffries) that frame airport delays and security concerns in political terms. The piece presents a narrative of intentional political strategy by Democrats to provoke fear and chaos to influence the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n<p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-man-stunned-after-finally-listening-to-racist-charlie-kirk-and-learning-he-had-been-lied-to-by-everyone\/\" title=\"Watch: Man Stunned After Finally Listening to \u2018Racist\u2019 Charlie Kirk and Learning He Had Been Lied to by Everyone\">article includes social media embeds<\/a> and ends with a short bio of the author, Chris Bray, a former Army sergeant with a history PhD, who runs a Substack. it also lists tags related to airports,DHS,Donald Trump,FUD (fear,uncertainty,doubt),ICE,and related topics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7Idu3IYAp9Q\">11Alive \/ YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/23\/democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%20Have%20Nothing%20To%20Offer%20But%20Fear%20And%20Misery&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/23\/democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%20Have%20Nothing%20To%20Offer%20But%20Fear%20And%20Misery&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/23\/democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/23\/democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%20Have%20Nothing%20To%20Offer%20But%20Fear%20And%20Misery&amp;body=See,%20you%20can't%20go%20to%20the%20airport%20this%20week,%20because%20the%20government%20will%20probably%20just%20slaughter%20you.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/23\/democrats-have-nothing-to-offer-but-fear-and-misery\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Senate Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5793497-dhs-shutdown-funding-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repeatedly blocked<\/a> funding for the TSA, the Coast Guard, and other Department of Homeland Security agencies, trying to force the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to agree to defunding ICE and protecting illegal immigrants in exchange for funding the rest of DHS. <\/p>\n<p>The effects of the TSA shutdown have been mixed, but major airports have seen <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DerrickEvans4WV\/status\/2034967412580524135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive security lines<\/a> at peak travel times. Unpaid for the second time in recent months, TSA officers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/400-tsa-officers-quit-shutdown-rcna264581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quitting<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/local\/bush-hobby-airport-tsa-shortage-shutdown-secruity-wait-times\/285-d1d9faa7-56cd-48fe-99f0-02cca3997a70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calling in sick<\/a> at growing rates. Democrat Party messaging is deadly simple:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1937608398\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"fM1XOAVPzYuN4jjYPUcpl9ls9yimI50HFwtogZnTCreQNGGhe2hD734JWWdSkwAb\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">House Democrats just launched our petition to fund TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has gone on long enough.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans must join us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWkyYsgyQ0\">pic.twitter.com\/XWkyYsgyQ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House Democrats (@HouseDemocrats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseDemocrats\/status\/2034320046302880065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>They shut down a bunch of government agencies, then say &ldquo;Republican shutdown&rdquo; over and over again. They create giant security lines at airports, then tell voters to be angry that mean Republicans are doing this to you. Deliberately inflicting pain on Americans, Democrats say that this is what happens when Republicans are in charge: <em>Now<\/em> do you see what happens to America during a Donald Trump presidency? Why is Trump hurting you? It&rsquo;s evil, it&rsquo;s shockingly stupid, and it&rsquo;s all they have.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to solve the problem caused by Senate Democrats, President Trump has ordered ICE agents into airports this week to help the TSA. The Democrat response is to rant about <em>terror and murder<\/em>:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"e\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICE agents at airports will only aggravate delays &amp; lines&mdash;disrupting checks, interrogating travelers, dragging parents from children, detaining citizens, brutalizing families, shooting &amp; even killing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NCXUBikER0\">https:\/\/t.co\/NCXUBikER0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBlumenthal\/status\/2035754555963568626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>See, you can&rsquo;t go to the airport this week, because the government will probably just slaughter you. Dimwitted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shamelessly auditioned the same theme on CNN this weekend, warning that ICE agents were headed to airports &ldquo;potentially to brutalize&rdquo; Americans, &ldquo;or in some instances, kill them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"uIXwhzr715ocH2yOPbQl4TcRLrIpBkqSMl68EOvD9aKAi92w5FqZGAMJNjb1Y8ov\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeffries slams plan for ICE agents in airports\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ufMb1Oo2uaE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is it. This is the thing Democrats are going to do until November. They&rsquo;re going to inflict as much pain on the country as they can. They&rsquo;re going to say that it&rsquo;s very mean for Republicans to be doing this to you.<\/p>\n<p>And they&rsquo;re going to sow fear, uncertainty, and doubt, terrorizing the country with insane rants about how everyone is going to die. You&rsquo;re going to be brutalized! You&rsquo;ll probably even be shot and killed!<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s pandemic 2.0, a loud message of fear and chaos to monkey-wrench another Trump term. They can&rsquo;t govern. Everything they touch turns to ash. Blue states are a disaster, functionally insolvent and riddled with fraud. So Democrats tell Americans that they&rsquo;re going to <em>die<\/em>, because ICE is going to murder them when they try to go on vacation. They aren&rsquo;t being subtle about it. This is <em>the strategy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>What are Republicans going to do about it?<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Chris Bray is a former infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army, and has a history PhD from the University of California Los Angeles, not that it did him any good. He also posts on Substack, at &#8220;Tell Me How This Ends,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbray.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Chris Bray<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/chrisbray\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/airports\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">airports<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/dhs\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">DHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fud\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">FUD<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ice\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/richard-blumenthal\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Richard Blumenthal<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/shutdown\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/shutdown-politics\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">shutdown politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/tsa\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">TSA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dems block DHS funds to push ICE defunding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":2582917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsa-line-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[27281,3685,5466,19490,5894],"class_list":["post-2582916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-critique","tag-democrats","tag-fear","tag-misery","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsa-line-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582916"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582920,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582916\/revisions\/2582920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}