Chuck Schumer Admits Dems Held Up TSA Funding and Now He's Upset Trump Took Away Their Leverage

During the initial Senate standoff in the earlier weeks of the partial government shutdown, the Senate Democrats, who kept voting "no" on a bill that would fund the parts of Homeland Security that were unfunded (including TSA), kept trying to blame the Republicans. 

Now that Trump has found another way to fund the TSA and ease the mess at many U.S. airports, Dems like Schumer are letting the truth slip out.

This first example took place on CNN: 

🚨BREAKING

Chuck Schumer ADMITS Democrats shut down DHS for nothing.

SCHUMER: “We held it up because we wanted, as I mentioned before, to reform ICE and CBP.” pic.twitter.com/axpSPGaNFe

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 2, 2026

It also isn't difficult to tell that Schumer is ticked off that Trump took away the Democrats' leverage. That leverage of course was basically attempting to hold part of the American transportation system hostage because the Left's having tantrums over the enforcement of federal immigration laws. 

As a result, Schumer gives Trump no credit for alleviating the incredibly long wait times in TSA lines: 

Chuck Schumer refuses to give President Trump any credit for paying employees after Democrats shut down DHS for weeks.

CNN: “Do you give him any credit for that, Senator?”

SCHUMER: “No" pic.twitter.com/PiSG2lvj00

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 2, 2026

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Now maybe CNN should ask TSA workers if they give Trump any credit, and then show that video to "Lyin' Chuck."

No because Schumer wants people to suffer until he gets his way.

— Jason Sweatt (@JasonCSweatt) April 2, 2026

That's the bottom line and if the country had a remotely honest media it would be reported that way. 

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Editor’s Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject its globalist agenda, domestic lunacy and shutdown stunts designed to help illegal aliens. 

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