Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate in the Montana Senate race, has reportedly told supporters he would support dismantling the Department of Homeland Security if elected to the upper chamber.
Sheehy has told supporters this while on the campaign trail on at least three different occasions, according to audio obtained and reviewed by Axios.
In one instance, the Senate candidate told supporters at an August event in Kalispell, Montana, that the DHS is “anything but homeland security,” according to the outlet. At another event later that month in Glasgow, Sheehy told supporters the DHS could “go away.”
The pledge comes in contrast to other congressional Republicans who have sought to increase funding and support to the agency tasked with security at the southern border.
The report also comes after GOP congressional leaders have lauded the most recent gove …