The Left Is Big Mad at Kash Patel for Celebrating the Gold Medal Win With USA Hockey
Tim O'Brien | 1:02 AM on February 23, 2026
One of the most disingenuous things in all of politics and the news media is to watch the left pretend to care about government spending.
I’m old enough to remember 201, right after President Donald Trump was inaugurated the first time. Trump wanted to build a wall along the country's southern border. Democrats resisted the plan, of course, and their excuse was the estimated cost, which at the time was $21 billion.
For perspective, consider that Zohran Mamdani’s annual operating budget just for his city this year is over $115 billion. No Democrats are raising an eyebrow over that.
Or, consider that in 2023, the Biden administration submitted a request to Congress for an “emergency supplemental funding package” to cover immigration and border spending, along with Ukraine and Israel aid that topped $106 billion. But $21 billion for a wall that voters wanted was just wasteful spending, according to the left.
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