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“From [Attorney General] Pam Bondi unfurling a banner with Trump’s face on it on the DOJ [Department of Justice] building to Trump putting his signature on our currency and his name on the Kennedy Center, to inviting only friendly media outlets who are going to say exactly what you want in Pentagon briefings. I mean, it goes on and on and on,” Cupp said.
Cupp insisted that this trend should worry Americans regardless of political affiliation.
“When did we want to become North Korea? This should be unnerving, disturbing to everyone. This is not partisan. This is scary stuff,” she added.
She continued with a dramatic warning about everyday life under such policies, suggesting that ordinary citizens could face intimidation from armed patrols or pervasive political imagery.
“So it can feel like a slow creep, and MAGA will justify it using Trump’s lie about the election. But look around. Look around at your country, people. Is this what you want? You want to walk down the street and see, you know, rifles, guys with guns patrolling because for no reason at all, just to intimidate you? Is that what you want? You want to walk around and see the president’s face on the Department of Justice, which is a separate but co-equal branch of government? It’s bananas,” Cupp said.
Her remarks came during a discussion about the possible presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at polling stations during the midterm elections — a proposal that has drawn criticism from Democrats but has not been officially pursued.
Borelli, trying to ground the conversation, pushed back against the comparison.
“Let’s just get back down to earth. You know, the North Korea comparison is a little extreme considering–”
Cupp interrupted, insisting, “No, it’s not,” highlighting the intensity of her stance.
Meanwhile, White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN’s State of the Union that there had been no discussions about deploying ICE at polling sites.
“Has President Trump asked ICE to start making any sort of plans to go to polling sites during the midterms?” host Jake Tapper asked.
“I’ve had no discussions about that with President Trump or [Department of Homeland Security] Secretary Markwayne Mullin,” Homan said.
“Has not came up in any conversation.”
Despite Cupp’s warnings, there is no evidence that the Trump administration has attempted to militarize polling stations or co-opt government institutions in the extreme ways she described. Her comments instead highlight a familiar pattern: media figures framing routine government activity as alarming, often leaning on exaggerated comparisons.
As the midterm elections approach, debates over election security, ICE enforcement, and the limits of executive authority are certain to intensify — but as this exchange shows, not every claim on cable news aligns with reality.
