Record #7771
The federal government will shut down because Democrats refuse to fund ICE in the January 2026 funding fight.
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #7771 Bannon War Room · Episode 5063: Populist Tear For Economics; SCOTUS Hearing On Transgender Athletes
Original quoteBut I think right now we're heading to a government shutdown because I think the Democrats are sitting there going to dig in and say, hey, we're not going to fund ICE.
Quote begins at 42:16
Exact speaking time unavailable; using the official episode publication date.
How the call settles
YES if a lapse in federal appropriations begins by January 31, 2026 and the unresolved funding of ICE or the Department of Homeland Security is a material cause; NO if no such funding lapse begins by that date.
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because A federal funding lapse began at the January 31, 2026 deadline; Senate Democrats withholding votes over unresolved ICE/DHS funding (demanding reforms after the fatal CBP shooting of Alex Pretti) was the material, publicly reported cause of the shutdown.. Applied stored rule: YES if a lapse in federal appropriations begins by January 31, 2026 and the unresolved funding of ICE or the Department of Homeland Security is a material cause; NO if no such funding lapse begins by that date.
Outcome evidence
A federal funding lapse began at the January 31, 2026 deadline; Senate Democrats withholding votes over unresolved ICE/DHS funding (demanding reforms after the fatal CBP shooting of Alex Pretti) was the material, publicly reported cause of the shutdown.
Outcome date: 2026-01-31
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-12
Basis: research