"The most corrupt administration we have ever seen" is how Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) reacted to a report that Donald Trump's border czar had accepted a $50,000 bribe from undercover agents.
Raw Story reported on Saturday about a MSNBC exclusive in which the outlet claimed that Homan had previously been investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. That caused U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to issue a stinging four-word response to Homan.
It also caused a senator to declare that Attorney General Pam Bondi "knew" about the reported bribery operation.
Reactions came in fast online.
Journalist Adam Klasfeld called the report a "must-read scoop."
Conor James Lamb, an attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative from 2018 to 2023, said, "Dems must immediately demand the entire investigative file and not give DOJ another dollar till they get it. *Our* money is paying for this corruption."
Dem strategist Mike Nellis said, "Congress should haul in Pam Bondi and Kash Patel this week to explain why the FBI caught Tom Homan taking bribes—and why Trump’s DOJ killed the case."
"That’s corruption, plain and simple," Nellis then added.
Cato Institute's The Alex Nowrasteh also chimed in:
"The FBI recorded Trump’s border czar accepting a $50,000 bribe. Then the Trump administration buried it to protect their guy. If true, Tom Homan should be in prison with those who covered it up. Pretty minor corruption for Trump’s 2nd term though."
Maya Wiley wrote, "When the collar is white & the work is to racially profile & abuse people seems old fashioned bribery is protected."
"We shouldn’t be surprised but we must be outraged," the analyst wrote Saturday.
Former MSNBC personality Keith Olbermann said, "BREAKING: Simply put this corrupt bully [Homan] now needs to be cuffed, hands behind his back, and led across the border."
BREAKING: Simply put this corrupt bully @RealTomHoman now needs to be cuffed, hands behind his back, and led across the border https://t.co/9LdPejpF3F
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 20, 2025