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ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike
ByTom Latchem
Oct 22, 2025 1:45 pm EDT
The number of weapons bought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly surged 700 percent under President Donald Trumpand even includes chemical agents and warheads.
Federal purchasing logs show ICE spent $71,515,762 on small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories, including military supplies, weapons, and ammunition, in the nine months between Jan. 20 and Oct. 18.
This is up from $9,715,843 over the same period in 2024, according to an analysis by Popular Information.This Sept. 29 alone, $9,098,590 was spent with rifle-maker Geissele Automatics.
Popular Information says most of the spending was on armor and guns, but there were also significant purchases of chemical weapons and guided missile warheads and explosive components. snip
This was an article from The Daily Beast that popped up in Samsung News.
lame54
(39,172 posts)B.See
(7,624 posts)blowing someone ELSE up. I wonder who?
pwb
(12,436 posts)Trump is paying them back.
Bluestocking
(466 posts)These people are going to prison. Not Trump but all his underlings
Traildogbob
(12,438 posts)The ICE weapons budget was raised 700 percent.
Do the original ICE, prior to Trump, get the same $80,000 raise and bonuses?
While Military enlisted personal get food stamps.
Asking for a Failing Nation.
Dave Bowman
(6,527 posts)markodochartaigh
(4,894 posts)that any of that ordnance would find its way into the hands of the un-well regulated militia groups allied with maga.
Ilsa
(63,766 posts)to some place like Ukraine to assist the Russians.