{"id":2584673,"date":"2026-03-27T17:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fine-blasts-thune-for-private-escort-out-of-town-as-save-america-act-stalls\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:40:17","slug":"fine-blasts-thune-for-private-escort-out-of-town-as-save-america-act-stalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fine-blasts-thune-for-private-escort-out-of-town-as-save-america-act-stalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine blasts Thune for &#8216;private escort&#8217; out of town as SAVE America Act stalls"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ffine-blasts-thune-for-private-escort-out-of-town-as-save-america-act-stalls%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=2584673&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>Florida Rep.Randy Fine attacked Senate Majority Leader John Thune for leaving Washington with a private escort as conservatives push to attach the SAVE America Act to funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The clash comes as House Republicans and the House Freedom Caucus demand that funding for ICE and CBP and border-security policy reforms be included in any DHS package,while the senate deal funds DHS without those immigration provisions. A video showing Thune being escorted through Reagan National Airport circulated as he criticized the Senate deal, and other Republicans such as Marsha Blackburn faced similar online criticism for traveling during Easter recess. The DHS shutdown has stretched into its 41st day, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >causing long airport security lines<\/a> and prompting TSA workers to miss paychecks, with President Trump saying he would sign an executive order to pay TSA workers. Democrats argued that Republicans caved on immigration policy despite the deal,while Thune celebrated the agreement as a win,insisting ICE and CBP would be funded and that conservatives won concessions on border enforcement.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fine blasts Thune for &lsquo;private escort&rsquo; out of town as SAVE America Act stalls<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2545233\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/randy-fine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17705\">Randy Fine<\/a> (R-FL) blasted Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) for leaving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, as House Republicans resurrect their calls for the SAVE America Act to be attached to plans to fund the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Looks like Leader John Thune is on his way out of town with his private escort, as the SAVE America Act gets left behind. This is very disappointing,&rdquo; Fine said. &ldquo;I am willing to stay in Washington as long as it takes to get the job done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4506963\/vance-go-after-omar-immigration-fraud-allegations-married-brother\/\">Vance trying to &#8216;go after&#8217; Omar on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-splits-from-thune-with-eight-week-dhs-funding-bill\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson splits from ... with eight-week DHS ...ing bill\">immigration fraud allegations<\/a> she married brother<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4506475\/missouri-rep-sam-graves-withdraws-2026-reelection-bid\/\">Missouri Rep. 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Southwest Border Jump 140 Percent over Last Year\">border security operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The video of Thune circulating on social media comes as congressional conservatives and the House Freedom Caucus criticized the Senate for the deal made early Friday, while calling for the inclusion of ICE and Customs and Border Protection funding in the DHS package and the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like Leader John Thune is on his way out of town with his private escort, as the SAVE America Act gets left behind. <\/p>\n<p>This is very disappointing. <\/p>\n<p>I am willing to stay in Washington as long as it takes to get the job done. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NLg4xEJRdg\">pic.twitter.com\/NLg4xEJRdg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepFine\/status\/2037551408849768675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the DHS shutdown drags into its 41st day and seventh weekend, U.S. airports have seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-try-to-signal-to-base-with-dhs-shutdown-guy-benson\/\" title=\"... Democrats try to ...signal... to base with ...: Guy Benson\">hours-long security lines<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tsa\/\">Transportation Security Administration<\/a>&nbsp;workers miss their paychecks and call out of work. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced on Thursday evening that he would sign an executive order to<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4505730\/trump-order-pay-tsa-mullin-dhs-shutdown\/\"> pay TSA workers<\/a> as the shutdown drags on.<\/p>\n<p>Thune is the latest senator to get dragged on social media for flying home for Easter recess, as Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marsha-blackburn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2094\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN) took heat when a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TMZ\/status\/2037546515728671114\">video<\/a> of her in National Airport circulated on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>In October, however, during the last <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"18\">government shutdown<\/a>, the Senate was in session for most of the impasse, holding multiple weekend votes, while the House was on recess for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The easiest path forward for ending this DHS shutdown is for the House to pass the Senate-passed bill,&rdquo; a GOP aide told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4506494\/democrats-say-republicans-caved-dhs-deal-despite-no-immigration-policy-reform\/\">DEMOCRATS SAY REPUBLICANS &lsquo;CAVED&rsquo; ON DHS DEAL DESPITE NO IMMIGRATION POLICY REFORM WINS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thune celebrated the Senate deal on social media Friday, arguing that Democrats &ldquo;have once again established themselves as the &lsquo;Open Borders, Defund the Police&rsquo; party heading into an election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;ICE and CBP are funded, thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts and the foresight of President Trump and Republicans in Congress,&rdquo; Thune&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeaderJohnThune\/status\/2037562792153137425?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;After holding DHS and the American people hostage for over 40 days, Dems got ZERO restrictions that would prevent ICE and CBP agents from doing their jobs safely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fine condemns Thune&#8217;s exit as DHS stalls over SAVE Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2584674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25014701867697.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[76688,36160,75195,76689,23610],"class_list":["post-2584673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-i-cant-generate-tags-that-repeat-unverified-allegations-about-a-real-person-here-are-neutral-alternatives-senate","tag-political-controversy","tag-save-america-act-2","tag-stalled-legislation","tag-thune"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25014701867697.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584673","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584673"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584677,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584673\/revisions\/2584677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}