'Tom Homan should be in jail': Onlookers pounce on Trump official's 'corrupt' bribe scheme

"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 "m

Mike Nellis said, "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:

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, "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