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Glenn Beck Tells Trump To Get John Thune’s ‘A*S Back’ To DC As Senate Skips Town Amid DHS Funding Battle

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Conservative radio host Glenn Beck called on President Donald Trump Monday to force Senate Majority Leader John Thune to return from vacation and address the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Senate unanimously approved funding for DHS on Friday without including funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and some of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Beck argued on “The Glenn Beck Program” that Trump should exert his executive authority and force Congress to reconvene during “extraordinary occasions.”

“Get [Thune’s] ass back to Washington. Get every single one of those senators back to Washington. I am so sick and tired. He left in the middle of the night. They knew it would not pass in the House. They knew,” Beck said. “I swear to you, these guys are sabotaging us. They’re sabotaging us. What good are the Republicans?”

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John Thune took a 2-week vacation knowing his DHS funding deal wouldn’t pass the House.

Thankfully, Trump can call the Senate back in “on extraordinary occasions” like, I dunno, a WAR.

So please, President Trump, invoke Article II Section 3 and GET JOHN THUNE’S ASS BACK TO D.C. pic.twitter.com/Qnz9snjsB8

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) March 30, 2026

House Republicans were not satisfied with the Senate’s plan to exclude funding for ICE, with House Speaker Mike Johnson calling it a “joke.” Neither chamber is set to return to Washington until April 13.

Beck accused Thune and Senate Republicans of “standing in the way” of Trump’s agenda.

“John Thune thought you’d be okay with that. No, he did. He thought you’d be totally cool with that,” Beck continued. “You know, he’s like hey I know the Republicans. Republicans don’t want that. They’re not really all about border security. They didn’t really vote for the president in record numbers because they wanted border security. They just knew he was just saying that. But he wasn’t just saying that, he was actually trying to do something and you guys keep standing in the way! … The president has got to call them back into session. Article II, Section III, extraordinary occasions. I think this is an extraordinary occasion.”

The partial shutdown began on Feb. 14 while Senate Democrats issued a list of demands on immigration reforms, which included prohibiting ICE agents from racial profiling and wearing masks. The demands were in response to the immigration enforcement-related killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The shutdown caused hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to quit their jobs after working for weeks without a paycheck. Trump deployed ICE agents to major airports to help address the shortage in TSA agents and shorten security lines.