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Posted on 03/22/2026 2:50:24 PM PDT by Signalman
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) isn't in a good place right now.
He's ticked off the people in his party on the left who believe he has been ineffective and should retire. They likely will try to primary him, but that isn't coming until 2028. Meanwhile, they're fuming at him, and even if he wins, they may not re-elect him as leader.
On the other hand, he appears to be trying to appease the left by pulling bad moves like blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) right as we are in the middle of a battle with Iran, when there have been multiple terrorist attacks. The funding shutdown has also caused hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to quit, which has led to long lines and hours of waiting at some of the airports. President Donald Trump has now moved to deploy ICE to help out at the airports to relieve the pressure. Border Czar Tom Homan indicated that help was on the way.
The problems are all on the Democrats for placing their political agenda and illegal aliens before the safety of the American people. It shows where their focus truly is. They want to blame it on the Republicans, but it's the Democrats who aren't willing to fund all of DHS.
Schumer knows he's in an untenable box, and I think he's starting to feel it. He's trying to argue to split off bills for funding for the TSA, but that still doesn't deal with all the other important agencies, even if they were to leave out ICE. Then, Elon Musk offered to pay for the TSA agents, so perhaps that threw Schumer off as well, if he is not able to use the TSA as a hostage for the Democratic agenda. Then, too, Trump is sending ICE in to help solve the long lines in the airports, so that issue may go away, too.
Chuck Schumer showed the pressure during a truly funny moment on the floor when he was trying to make his argument, but messed it up, and actually said they needed to "fund ICE."
"We must fund ICE..." Schumer said before he stopped himself. "We must fund TSA right now!” That's hilarious.
Okay, Chuck, we agree, fund ICE. And it looks like President Donald Trump agrees as well.
There's only one way out of this — that's to fund all the DHS. So whether Schumer caves now or later, he's still going to have to cave, just like he has in the past. And it won't matter — whatever he does, he's not going to convince the left to vote for him, no matter what. They've already passed him by.
He should have some humility and just retire. But he should do the right thing here for the American people and fund DHS first.
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Trump should get a trophy for crushing Chuckles.
The Democrats are playing with people’s life’s. Hours to stand in line for a flight, really? Workers on business trips, families on spring break, etc….. your’ time has no value to the Democrats!
The Democrats are entirely to blame, but they are counting on the media to convince people it is Trump’s fault, or the fault of the Republicans in Congress.
Get rid of TSA and go back to contractors paid by the airports.
Half of the people suffering long delays at TSA check points will vote democrat.
Now crush Thune
When you tell lies you have to be consistent and remember what you have said. When you do it all the time I’m not sure what you have to remember.
The Democrats should take the blame for the airlines mess & other things were in right now. They seem to want to blame it elsewhere, but that won’t pass. They need a good beating & must learn they can’t always have it their way. People like Schumer & Jeffries can just disappear for all their “usefulness”. They are not alone; the party has plenty more who need a trip “out behind the barn”.
How many people have communist’s killed? And now we see the democrats willfully hurting people to assert power. They aren’t killing people, yet, but their actions show people are only an inconvenience to gaining control.
au contraire
He’s been totally effective for their antiAmerica agenda: blocking SAVE, blocking DHS funding, hampering ICE, etc.
“Get rid of TSA and go back to contractors paid by the airports.”
100% AGREE!
Damn right. Everyone knew he was a RINO yet they elected him anyway. He's a purebred
Midwestern toe-tapper, stringy beef, scotch, phlegm, urine, pool boys and caddies on-the-side.
I recall reading the problem was tsa agents were calling in sick. They aren’t losing pay as back pay will be paid. It is just a timing issue. The hard left thinks the press will help them place the blame on the gop.
That’s hilarious!
Schumer needs to resign.
ICE coming to TSA tommorow. How many illegals will not fly, how many will ICE detain?
When this has settled, leave ICE working with TSA.
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