Posted on 05/18/2025 1:45:18 PM PDT by DFG
He missed the boat on this one.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Sunday bizarrely suggested that DOGE cuts to the US Coast Guard could have been partly to blame for a Mexican tall ship’s deadly collision with the Brooklyn Bridge.
“We know there has been meddling by the Trump administration into USCG staffing, and we need to know how this might have impacted the events of last night — from a command, communication and local coordination level,” the embattled Dem said in a press release.
“There are indications that this service [Vehicle Traffic System] may not be fully or adequately functional in light of a hiring freeze,” he said — referring to what he described as the Coast Guard’s “FAA-like traffic control operation.”
“If this were the case, the Brooklyn Bridge accident would be a national harbinger, demanding immediate attention,” the pol said.
But there were no reports of any other ship being involved in any way in Saturday’s tragedy.
Sources have said the Mexican sailing ship Cuauhtemoc struck the bridge because a mechanical failure shut down its steering, leaving it at the mercy of East River currents that pulled the vessel into the historic bridge, killing two navy cadets and injuring at least 17 others.
In a press release Sunday, the Coast Guard also said it responded to the scene of the deadly collision immediately upon being notified, in keeping with its designated mission.
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My guess was they’d say Trump didn’t fight the sea level rise from climate change and thus the boat was riding high enough to hit things like bridges.
Lucky for the crew there weren’t icebergs with stranded polar bears riding on them.
DOGE secretly lowered the bridge ? LOL
Schumer the tumor is desperate to associate any calamity with the cutback of government employees and spending. The real calamity for Dems would be if after DOGE’s deep cuts in government no one notices the difference.
Or tides at time of day.
Schumer couldn’t be more wrong, it was clearly white Christian nationalism joining forces with climate change.
Chuck is Stuck on Stupid.
Eerily similar to the cargo ship that took out the key bridge in Baltimore when it lost control leaving port.
They have nothing to offer voters except multiplying fear. “Be very afraid”
He obviously misspoke. He meant to say Gun Owners.
“Just sit right down and hear a tale...”
Video showed a tug in attendance (far side of the vessel) - perhaps due to such a steering issue.
The tug should have had sufficient power to maintain steerage, but the tug skipper should have also known there wasn't enough clearance for the masts.
Where’s the pitchfork?
There was a tug boat right next to the ship. It was their job not the Coast Guard to keep control of the ship.
Others are speculating one of Musk’s satellites shot the propeller off with an energy beam.
Schumer should put his husband Iris on the case, as someone experienced in crashing vessels…
It was obviously global warming because the sea level rise and stuff.
Last I heard, the US Coast Guard doesn’t provide harbor pilots. LOL!
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