What Jon Favreau has said about Department of Homeland Security shutdown
2 quotes · 2 episodes · Mar 27, 2026 – Apr 28, 2026
Jon Favreau, Co-host of Pod Save America and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, has been quoted on Department of Homeland Security shutdown 2 times in 2 episodes of Pod Save America, most recently on April 28, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Favreau argued that blaming Democrats for DHS funding is wrong because the Senate already unanimously passed a funding bill and the House has not acted.
“Democrats and Republicans in the Senate did already unanimously pass a bill to fund DHS a few weeks ago”
Pod Save America: Political Violence Shocks Washington (Apr 28, 2026) · Listen from 22:34
Favreau questioned why Republicans blocked Democratic efforts to fund TSA when Trump is now paying agents through emergency authority.
“Why then, for the last two weeks, have Republicans blocked Democrats' efforts to simply just fund TSA?”
Pod Save America: Blue Wave Building in the Strait of Hormuz (Mar 27, 2026) · Listen from 49:17
Episodes
Political Violence Shocks WashingtonPod Save America · Apr 28, 2026 · 1 h 25 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting and Iran talks; Lovett interviews California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter.
Blue Wave Building in the Strait of HormuzPod Save America · Mar 27, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss Trump's Iran war, record-low approval ratings, Florida special election wins, the TSA pay crisis, and California's chaotic governor primary.
Others on Department of Homeland Security shutdown
- Jon Lovett · 1 quote
- Andy Frisella · 1 quote
- Dan Pfeiffer · 1 quote
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