Well, it looks like President Trump is already hard at work turning Biden’s bureaucratic boondoggles into actual solutions for America’s real problems. At a rally in Las Vegas over the weekend, Trump floated the idea of reassigning the nearly 90,000 new IRS agents that Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act tried to unleash on taxpayers and sending them to the southern border instead. And you know what? It’s a brilliant idea wrapped in Trump’s signature snark.
Let’s break this down. Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—which, spoiler alert, didn’t reduce inflation—dumped $80 billion into the IRS to hire a small army of agents. These aren’t customer service reps helping you figure out why your refund is late. No, the bulk of this funding, $46 billion, was earmarked for “enforcement.” Translation: auditing middle-class Americans and small businesses. Because, apparently, squeezing more money out of hardworking Americans was Biden’s big plan to combat inflation. Makes sense, right? Wrong.
Trump’s rally remarks hit the nail on the head: why not take these agents and actually put them to good use? “They hired, or tried to hire, 88,000 workers to go after you,” Trump reminded the crowd. “We’re in the process of developing a plan to either terminate all of them or maybe we’ll move them to the border.” The crowd roared, and honestly, who can blame them? The idea of turning pencil-pushing auditors into border enforcers is so crazy, it just might work.
Trump wasn’t done. “I think we’re going to move them to the border where they are allowed to carry guns. You know, they’re so strong on guns,” he quipped. It’s the perfect jab at the absurdity of hiring a small army of IRS agents who are authorized to carry firearms to audit you yet leaving the border wide open for criminals, smugglers, and cartels to waltz right in. Why not give these agents a real job that actually protects Americans? Imagine the efficiency of having 88,000 people armed with clipboards, calculators, and—yes—guns patrolling the border. The IRS couldn’t even handle tax returns on time; maybe they’d be better at spotting drug mules and human traffickers.
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Of course, this idea has layers. Trump’s executive order, issued on day one of his presidency, already froze hiring for federal civilian positions except for roles related to immigration enforcement, national security, and public safety. So, while Biden wanted to expand the IRS into something resembling an audit-happy dystopian empire, Trump has hit the brakes and is redirecting priorities toward, you know, protecting the nation.
This is classic Trump: taking something ridiculous from the Biden era and flipping it into something productive. Biden’s IRS funding was nothing more than a backdoor attempt to micromanage Americans’ wallets while the border spiraled out of control. Trump’s solution? Cut the bureaucratic fat, reassign resources to the border where they’re actually needed, and remind Americans that their government can and should work for them, not against them.
It’s also worth pointing out the sheer hypocrisy of Biden’s approach. He claimed to be helping the “middle class,” but who do you think those 88,000 agents were going after? The ultra-rich have teams of accountants and lawyers who can handle audits; the average small business owner or middle-income family doesn’t. Meanwhile, the border has been a disaster for years, with drugs and criminals flooding into the country, and Biden’s administration has done little to stop it.
Republicans in Congress have been pushing to rescind the IRS funding ever since it was passed, and Trump’s comments over the weekend show he’s serious about putting those dollars to better use. If anything, this idea exposes how bloated and backward Biden’s priorities were. Why fund an army of tax enforcers when America’s real problems—like border security—are screaming for attention?
Trump’s plan to move IRS agents to the southern border is equal parts snarky brilliance and actual leadership. It highlights the absurdity of Biden’s policies while offering a solution that makes sense: fewer audits, more security, and a government that actually works for the people.
