SPECIAL: Gators, Guards & $3.8 Trillion: Trump's Alligator Alcatraz Debut as Budget Battle explodes

LIVE : Welcome to 'Alligator Alcatraz' - Trump's Everglades Prison Camp Opens as Budget Bill

heads back to the House

Join Jim Acosta for a LIVE SPECIAL REPORT on YouTube as we dive deep into one of the most surreal days in modern politics. Trump just toured Ron DeSantis's insane new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades - dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" by officials - where the president of the U.S. actually joked that migrants would need to outrun alligators to escape. Built on a remote airstrip surrounded by swampland and dangerous wildlife, the facility can hold 5,000 detainees and has sparked massive protests and environmental lawsuits.

Meanwhile, chaos erupts on Capitol Hill as Trump's massive $3.8 trillion budget bill heads from the Senate back to the House for another make-or-break showdown with a self imposed July 4th deadline looming. Democratic strategist James Carville joins Jim to break down the political theater, analyze how Elon Musk's attacks on the budget package are creating fractures in Trump's own party, while special guest Nikki Fried, Chair of the Florida Democratic Party talks about the new 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

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