DHS Gets Funding... A Lot of Funding
Peter Zeihan
6 min
The U.S. population is dying faster than being born due to retiring baby boomers. He's got what he needs to do whatever he wants on the issues that he cares about as long as he's alive or in office.
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Donald Trump
Chapters
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0:00
DHS Budget Approval
The U.S. House approved the new Department of Homeland Security budget.
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0:18
Immigration Funding Increase
Funding for immigration, customs enforcement, and border control quadruples significantly.
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0:42
Labor Shortage Impact
The U.S. population is dying faster than being born due to retiring baby boomers. Industries like agriculture, services, and health care will face higher costs and shortages.
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2:58
Political Power Shift
The executive branch gains full authority while congressional checks disappear permanently. The Republican Party becomes non-functional outside of Donald Trump personally. Compounding mistakes by the President will accelerate without congressional ballast.
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5:14
Future Governance
The President can do whatever he wants on funded issues for the rest of his term.
Key points
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The U.S. House approved the new Department of Homeland Security budget.
- 0:18
Funding for immigration, customs enforcement, and border control quadruples significantly.
- 0:42
The U.S. population is dying faster than being born due to retiring baby boomers.
- 0:42
Industries like agriculture, services, and health care will face higher costs and shortages.
- 2:58
Congressional checks on the executive branch disappear permanently under this budget.
- 2:58
Compounding mistakes by the President will accelerate without congressional ballast.
- 5:14
The President can do whatever he wants on funded issues for the rest of his term.
Who and where
People · 1
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Donald Trump 8
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Photo 1
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