There are few presidents, indeed, few elected officials, who give us as many opportunities to write "(insert name) blasts" as President Trump. He's not one to suffer in silence; quite the opposite, in fact. In the latest example, President Trump has piled on the Republican outrage at Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over the senator's recent comments on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
Let's be honest, Senator Schumer is eminently pile-onable.
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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 23, 2026
The President's reaction in full:
Wow! Cryin’ Chuck Schumer just said, for the whole World to hear, that “NOBODY RESPECTS BORDER PATROL OR ICE.” That is one of the most egregious, incorrect, unpatriotic, and dangerous statements I have EVER heard from a “professional” politician. HE MUST IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZE TO THESE GREAT PATRIOTS, AND I MEAN NOW! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Never let it be said that President Trump suffers fools easily, and on Thursday, he had plenty of Republican company.
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And, honestly, Senator Schumer engaged in some hateful rhetoric here.
Schumer made the remarks on the Senate floor while opposing a Republican-led funding plan.
"Adding $140 billion to an agency, to two groups, Border Patrol and ICE, that nobody respects in this country," he said.
Republicans have sought to provide additional funding to both organizations through a reconciliation plan that would not require Democratic support.
Now, if Cryin' Chuck Schumer wants to express how disrespected ICE and CBP officers are, I have some suggestions. When it comes to ICE, perhaps he could speak with the family of Joseph S. Lowe, who fell in the line of duty on October 19, 2024. Perhaps he could talk to the family of Robert C. Castioni Jr., who was killed on July 24, 2023. Or maybe he could speak to the family of Rachel Elizabeth Vielmas, who was killed on July 23, 2022. There are a lot more fallen ICE agents whose families the senator might speak with, listed here.
How about Customs and Border Patrol? Perhaps Senator Schumer could talk to the family of Eric Cespedes, who fell in the line of duty on July 11, 2025. Or the family of David C. Maland, who fell on January 20, 2025. Or the senator could perhaps speak to the family of Jeffrey T. Kanas, who died in the line of duty on December 16, 2024. There are more CBP agents whose families the senator might wish to check in with, to see if their fallen loved one wasn't respected.
What Senator Schumer said was wrong. It was wrong-headed. It was spiteful. It was unworthy of the United States Senate. But then, that's nothing new for Senator Schumer. President Trump was right to unleash one of his trademark Trumpian blasts at the senator. And, yes, the senator should issue a personal apology to the agents of ICE and DHS, who are, after all, carrying out policy, not making it.
We all already know there will be no apology forthcoming, and it wouldn't be sincere in any case. But this is the state congressional Democrats are in today; their Trump Derangement Syndrome has expanded to take in even the brave men and women who are securing our borders and enforcing laws passed by Congress in accordance with the Constitution.
Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.
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