PULSE POINTS
WHAT HAPPENED: Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn announced his campaign for Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District.
WHO WAS INVOLVED: Harry Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer, and retiring Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD).
WHEN & WHERE: Dunn announced his campaign in February 2026 for Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District.
KEY QUOTE: “I believe we need to abolish ICE.” – Harry Dunn
IMPACT: Dunn’s campaign, which claims to be “100% pro police,” focuses on abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and his usual trope of claiming President Donald J. Trump is a threat to American democracy.
IN FULL
Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer, failed 2024 congressional candidate, and political action committee (PAC) grifter Harry Dunn has announced his candidacy for Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District, a seat being vacated by long-time Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD). Dunn, a 15-year veteran of the Capitol Police, gained national attention as a key Democrat ally in the sham January 6 Select Committee and for his partisan attacks on President Donald J. Trump.
A key focus of Dunn’s latest bid for office is his placation of the far left’s calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “I see the same aggression in these ICE agents that I saw from rioters on Jan. 6,” Dunn claims, while making the absurd assertion that, “Maybe they are wearing their masks because they will be identified as people who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6.”
“I believe we need to abolish ICE,” he adds, while insisting he is a “100% pro police” candidate.
Dunn, who lost a primary bid for Maryland’s Third Congressional District in 2024, is also running on a platform that claims President Trump has become an imminent threat to American democracy. “It’s not even an administration anymore. We’re in regime territory, and we need as many people [as possible] that are going to stand up to him, especially when the Democrats take back the House in these midterms coming up, we’re going to need people,” Dunn contends.
The National Pulse reported in June 2024 that after losing his initial congressional bid, Dunn launched a new PAC. The group, named Dunn’s Democracy Defenders, stated it aims to support candidates running against pro-Trump Republicans. In reality, it allowed Dunn to make a salary after rendering himself unemployable, even by Maryland Democrat standards.
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