Schumer’s Terrible Attempt to Link Mexican Tall Ship Disaster to Trump Gets Squashed by DHS

By Nick Arama 

 

We may have the worst tweet of the day.

Of course, it comes from a Democrat, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Schumer tried to turn the Mexican Navy tall ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge into an avenue to attack…President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

The ship, with a crew of 277, hit the bridge after it backed out of where it was berthed. At this point, what the authorities have said is that there was mechanical trouble with the ship. Two people were killed, and at least 22 were injured in the incident.

But here’s Schumer’s hot take on the matter.

With the Brooklyn Bridge strike last night:

I’m fighting for answers about whether Trump and DOGE have impacted water traffic control.

We know they’ve been meddling with U.S. Coast Guard staffing.

Trump relieved Admiral Linda Fagan as Commandant of the USCG, and that position…

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 18, 2025

With the Brooklyn Bridge strike last night:

I’m fighting for answers about whether Trump and DOGE have impacted water traffic control.

We know they’ve been meddling with U.S. Coast Guard staffing.

Trump relieved Admiral Linda Fagan as Commandant of the USCG, and that position is still vacant.

And the hiring freeze has limited the ability for the USCG to staff up the Vehicle Traffic Service, that’s their traffic control operation that acts like Air Traffic Control but on water.

We need action for our national security, infrastructure protection, and public safety.

Schumer even put out a press release, making the same allegations…

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (redstate.com)

 

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