Border Czar Tom Homan pushed back forcefully against accusations aired on ABC claiming he accepted a $50,000 bribe, calling the story false and politically motivated during an exchange with Bill O’Reilly.
O’Reilly opened the discussion by referencing comments made by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. “I know George Stephanopoulos is one of your best friends. He convicted you on television, okay, of a $50,000 bribe. Stephanopoulos did this on ABC. The Vice President JD Vance defended you, and I thought he did so pretty well, because due process is important. You want to clarify anything about that situation?” O’Reilly asked.
Homan was direct in his denial. “I didn’t take $50,000 from anybody,” he said.
O’Reilly followed up by asking how the accusation reached national coverage. “Okay, how did that get into the mainstream, do you think?”
Homan responded that he believed the story was part of an ongoing campaign against him by left-wing media outlets. “Do you think I have no idea? Look, there’s been hit pieces on me since I came back to this administration,” he explained. “There have to be 30-40 hit pieces on me about how I’m involved with contracts or government deals, when, in fact, day one I came back, I recused myself from any discussions of any contract or any monetary decisions like that, because I used to have a company that did consulting, so I cleared myself.”
Homan emphasized that rather than profiting from his role, he made a personal sacrifice to serve. “Day one, what people don’t talk about is I took a significant, huge pay cut to come back and serve my nation, and I’m not enriching myself doing this job,” he said.
O’Reilly asked whether the repeated attacks bothered him personally. “Does this make you angry that they’re coming at you this way?” he inquired.
Homan replied that he was unfazed by the criticism, saying his focus remains on duty and integrity. “I don’t care what people think about me because I know who I am. I work for the greatest precedent in the history of this nation in my family, and we’re doing the right thing every day,” Homan stated.
The ABC segment that prompted the exchange sparked backlash among conservatives, with many calling it another politically driven attack against Trump administration officials.
Homan’s comments reinforced his reputation for blunt honesty and commitment to border enforcement despite ongoing media scrutiny.
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