President Donald Trump’s ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan, officially the White House Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, took members of the mainstream media by surprise on Wednesday, when, as he strode by the White House, he came when they beckoned for a few questions. The answers he provided appeared to leave them stunned to such an extent that there were no further follow-ups.

The brief interaction with Homan, carried by CSPAN, came in response to a question about the crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., ordered by President Trump. A reporter was heard to ask first, “Can we ask about the crime crackdown so far, how you’ve seen it go in the first 48 hours, if you will, and also what are we looking at in terms of next steps?”

Homan answered brusquely,

The second question came with a journalist asking, “Do you fear that if the timeframe is that after 30 days, ‘Hey, our authority is over…’ that then these criminals that took off the streets might come right back?”

Homan’s response was immediate and direct; he told the press that “The president’s authority is never over. The president’s going to do what he has to do to make this country safe again in every city in this nation. Anything else? That was easy.”

Homan: President Trump doesn’t have a limitation on his authority to make this country safe again. There is no limitation on that pic.twitter.com/fFcWciVEso

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 13, 2025

Only days before the impromptu press conference, the White House official X account shared a meme video of Homan appearing similar to the ‘Baby Sun’ character from the children’s television series ‘Teletubbies’ rising over the U.S.-Mexico border wall while saying “I’m going to say if you’re in the country illegally you shouldn’t feel comfortable. Absolutely not. I won’t feel comfortable if I’m in a country illegally. But I mean, for me, I don’t feel comfortable if I’m not in a country legally. If I’m in some other country illegally I’m not really comfortable. You shouldn’t be comfortable, either because when you enter this country illegally you have committed a crime you are criminal.”

Good Sunday Morning ☀️

Every criminal illegal alien will be deported — Tom Homan is Making America Safe Again. pic.twitter.com/gwzHr2zcuG

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 10, 2025

Between the White House’s light-hearted trolling that is likely nightmare fuel for open-border illegal immigration advocates and Homan’s naturally direct answer Wednesday, it seems fairly certain that the Border Czar is living rent-free in many left-leaning minds, and that many more are likely checking for him under the bed tonight.