Glenn Beck addressed the Senate’s decision to fund the Department of Homeland Security following a 42-day shutdown, pointing to public pressure, airport disruptions, and actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as factors that contributed to the outcome.

Beck described the reversal as abrupt, suggesting lawmakers shifted their position after weeks of inaction.

“Suddenly they found, they found it within themselves that they could finally go, You know what, I think, yes, what we're going to do is we're going to fund DHS,” Beck said.

He added, “We're going to end the DHS after 42 days.”

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According to Beck, the shutdown had widespread effects on travelers and airport operations.

“All kinds of pressure,” he said, while criticizing lawmakers for what he characterized as indifference to the public.

“They didn't care about, they did not care about you having to stand in line you were a prop,” Beck said.

He continued, “They didn't care about the planes that you have missed or whatever has happened in your life, because they shut TSA down. They shut DHS down.”

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Beck credited President Donald Trump with helping to bring about a resolution.

“Donald Trump said, You know what? I'm going to find a way to do it myself,” he said, adding that the decision from lawmakers followed shortly after.

“And all of a sudden they found the will.”

He then turned to specific actions by ICE agents at airports during the disruption, highlighting what he described as examples of government personnel assisting the public.

“Let me do the VO ICE saves boy at JFK Airport. Let me show you some video. This is of ICE,” Beck said.

Beck described an incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport involving a child in distress.

“ICE sees this one year old boy in line, in line, gone unresponsive,” he said.

“He's not breathing, waiting in line at JFK Airport.”

Beck continued, “One of the ICE officers steps into action, gives him the heim Heilman and saves this one year old's life.”

He characterized the event as significant and questioned its level of media coverage.

“Okay, that's kind of a big deal,” Beck said.

“It's funny. I didn't see CNN lead with that. I didn't why?”

He added, “Why wouldn't you leave? That is, like a really good news story.”

Beck also pointed to additional moments involving ICE agents interacting with travelers.

“Here are, here's a nice member handing out bottled water to people who are standing in line,” he said.

Beck described the effort as notable, stating, “You know what? This is the greatest PR move I've ever seen, and it was affecting normal people.”

He referenced a video of a traveler expressing appreciation for ICE personnel.

“A man with broken English coming up, getting water and thanking ICE,” Beck said.

He described the repeated expressions of gratitude shown in the clip, saying the individual offered multiple “thank you” remarks to agents assisting travelers.

Beck suggested that these interactions played a role in shifting public perception and influencing lawmakers’ decisions.

“That's why they changed last night, because they knew they were going to lose and it was going to happen quickly,” he said.

He added, “Honestly, because of Donald Trump and Tom Homan.”

He concluded by noting what he described as the effectiveness of the administration’s approach. “Donald Trump is a showman,” Beck said.

“He knows, he knows, he knows what's effective, what's not effective.”

Following the Senate’s decision, Beck expressed expectation that conditions at airports would improve.

“So hopefully lines at the airport will be fixed really, really soon,” he said.

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