{"id":2587092,"date":"2026-04-04T09:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jillian-michaels-shreds-dems-sowing-chaos-with-fearmongering-over-ice-at-airports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:29:30","slug":"jillian-michaels-shreds-dems-sowing-chaos-with-fearmongering-over-ice-at-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jillian-michaels-shreds-dems-sowing-chaos-with-fearmongering-over-ice-at-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Jillian Michaels Shreds Dems Sowing Chaos with Fearmongering Over ICE at Airports"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjillian-michaels-shreds-dems-sowing-chaos-with-fearmongering-over-ice-at-airports%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=2587092&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>The piece reports on reactions to the Trump administration\u2019s deployment of ICE agents to airports during a partial government shutdown, focusing on remarks by Jillian Michaels adn other political figures. It covers Michaels\u2019 critique of Democrats\u2019 alarmist rhetoric, including her claim on a podcast that such rhetoric fuels chaos and fear about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> at airports. It also notes House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries\u2019 claim that life has become more chaotic and extreme since Republicans gained power, suggesting ICE could harm Americans at airports. the article ties these debates to broader events, such as DHS-related shootings (Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good) and Democratic calls for immigration reforms tied to DHS funding, with Cory Booker voicing outrage at Newark Airport and Adam Carolla challenging Booker\u2019s rhetoric. Additional points include White House statements that airport wait times have decreased but that more progress is desired. The piece is attributed to the Daily Caller News Foundation and is republished by The Western Journal.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fitness expert Jillian Michaels denounced Democrats for their alarmist rhetoric about President Donald Trump deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports during a Friday episode of &ldquo;Actual Friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries <a href=\"https:\/\/democraticleader.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/leader-jeffries-cnn-donald-trump-should-keep-his-reckless-mouth-shut-he-gets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> on CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;State of the Union&rdquo; Sunday that life had become &ldquo;more chaotic&rdquo; and &ldquo;extreme&rdquo; since Republicans gained power, suggesting ICE agents could victimize and murder Americans at airports.<\/p>\n<p>Michaels said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLI69q6ahUFOg3MIkipXB_37XpagO56CDZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcast<\/a> that Jeffries&rsquo; remarks were outrageous and exemplified how Democrats were causing &ldquo;chaos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, what pissed me off a ton is that he&rsquo;s, &lsquo;Oh, life has become more chaotic and more extreme.&rsquo; I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;But here you are making sure to inject a new round of fear into people over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal law enforcement officers killing<\/a> them as they go to take a flight for spring break,&rsquo;&rdquo; Michaels said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t think that&rsquo;s extreme or it&rsquo;s going to make things chaotic?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like, all of this chaos is created by them &hellip; it&rsquo;s just so infuriating,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;And the problem is that people are dying over it, but you are contributing to this massive powder keg.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michaels suggested that Democrats&rsquo; rhetoric contributed to the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents in January.<\/p>\n<p>She said they believed they were &ldquo;fighting the Gestapo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration deployed ICE agents on Monday to support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents as airports face long lines due to the partial government shutdown, which has left TSA officers without pay.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats voted to shutdown DHS in February after the Pretti and Good shootings, demanding a list of immigration reforms in return for fully funding the department.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker also repeatedly expressed &ldquo;outrage&rdquo; during a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WTP8_jzmC2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WTP8_jzmC2g\">press conference<\/a>&nbsp;at Newark Airport after the Trump administration&nbsp;deployed the ICE agents to airports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s taking the very same agency that has been bursting into our schools, into our churches, into our hospitals, into our courts, and even to the homes of Americans,&rdquo; Booker said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s taking that agency that is reckless and out of control and bringing them to our airports under the lie that somehow this is going to help deal with the long lines that he created in the first place. This is an outrage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Adam Carolla rebuked Booker for his hysteria during a Friday episode of &ldquo;The Adam &amp; Dr. Drew Show,&rdquo; accusing him of &ldquo;lying about everything he&rsquo;s saying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted on Wednesday that airport wait times had decreased amid the deployment of ICE agents, but said that the administration hoped for more progress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN that life has become more chaotic and extreme since Republicans gained power, implying ICE could harm Americans at airports. Michaels argued Jeffries\u2019s comments were outrageous and helped fuel fear and chaos rather than safety. She suggested that Democratic rhetoric is contributing to real-world danger, noting that people have died in January in incidents involving DHS agents and saying the administration\u2019s moves-like deploying ICE to airports to back up TSA during a partial government shutdown-had serious consequences. Senate Democrats had earlier blocked DHS funding and demanded immigration reforms in exchange. Senator Cory Booker condemned the deployment, arguing it brought a reckless agency into public spaces under a false premise, while comedian Adam Carolla challenged Booker\u2019s rhetoric. White House officials maintained that wait times at airports had eased with the ICE deployment and expressed a wish for further progress. The piece also notes that content from the Daily Caller News Foundation is available for republishing with proper attribution and guidelines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2587093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7411.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7747,3933,14047,8364,75282],"class_list":["post-2587092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-airports","tag-dems","tag-fearmongering","tag-ice","tag-jillianmichaels"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7411.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587092","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587096,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587092\/revisions\/2587096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}