President Trump seized on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumers latest misstep, mocking the New York Democrat after he blurted out on the Senate floor that lawmakers must fund ICE.
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According to The Gateway Pundit, Schumer suffered what many observers called a Freudian slip on Saturday when he declared, We must fund ICE! before hastily correcting himself to say, We must fund TSA now! President Trump, clearly amused, highlighted the moment by noting that Schumer was discombobulated, adding in response, Thank you Chuck, I agree!
The President posted the video clip on Truth Social on Sunday, amplifying the gaffe to his millions of followers. Schumer got discombobulated in the Senate yesterday, and said, WE MUST FUND ICE, prior to correcting himself. Thank you Chuck, I agree! President DJT, he wrote, turning the Democrat leaders words into an endorsement of strong border enforcement.
Democrats, who shut down the government 37 days ago in a bid to squeeze Homeland Security and weaken immigration enforcement, now find themselves tangled in their own rhetoric. While ICE remains funded, appropriations for other Department of Homeland Security operations, including the Transportation Security Administration, have expired, triggering widespread delays at airports nationwide.
With at least 400 TSA agents reportedly walking off the job after missing paychecks, the administration is moving to contain the fallout. Trump announced that he will deploy ICE agents to bolster airport security starting Monday, underscoring his argument that border security and public safety must take precedence over partisan brinkmanship.
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