🚨 BUCKLE UP: TRUMP DEMANDS SCHUMER RESIGN OVER ICE COMMENTS!
President Donald Trump is calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to resign after remarks the New York Democrat made about immigration enforcement agencies. The dispute centers on Schumer’s criticism of Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a funding standoff over the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump sharply criticized Schumer in a post on Truth Social, accusing him of disrespecting federal agents. “Wow! Cryin’ Chuck Schumer just said, for the whole World to hear, that ‘NOBODY RESPECTS BORDER PATROL OR ICE,’” Trump wrote.
He continued his criticism in the same post. “That is one of the most egregious, incorrect, unpatriotic, and dangerous statements I have EVER heard from a ‘professional’ politician,” Trump said.
Trump then demanded an apology from Schumer. “HE MUST IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZE TO THESE GREAT PATRIOTS, AND I MEAN NOW!” he wrote.
In a separate post, Trump escalated his remarks further. “Cryin’ Chuck Schumer should resign over this. He won’t be missed!” he said.
The president’s statement included a message from the National Border Patrol Council, which also condemned Schumer’s comments. The union said it would defend its members against political criticism.
“The National Border Patrol Council will not stay silent. We will defend our members when others attack them for nothing more than political expediency and personal gain,” the group said.
The union directly criticized Schumer’s remarks about immigration agents. “Extreme leftist advocate Chuck Schumer chose to attack and undermine Border Patrol agents and ICE officers—disrespecting the very people who risk their lives to protect this country,” the statement said.
It added that agents are enforcing laws passed by Congress. “Border Patrol agents don’t make the laws—they enforce them,” the group said.
The council also highlighted the role agents play in emergency situations. “These are the same agents who respond when the country needs them most—deploying to natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, and wildfires,” the statement said.
The union concluded with a broader message of support. “WE STAND WITH AND SUPPORT OUR AGENTS! We support all law enforcement, and we will not tolerate anyone who disrespects our wonderful men and women protecting America!” the group said.
Schumer made the comments Wednesday while opposing Senate Republicans’ effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security following a prolonged shutdown. His remarks came during a broader debate over immigration enforcement and agency accountability.
The funding dispute has placed pressure on the department’s operations. According to administration officials, the agency faces financial strain as lawmakers continue to debate funding measures.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned that the department could soon face payroll issues. He said the agency was projected to run out of money to cover payroll by the first week of May.
The funding standoff follows public backlash over incidents involving immigration enforcement earlier this year. In January, agents were involved in the fatal shootings of two American citizens in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Those incidents prompted calls from Democrats for reforms within the department. Lawmakers have since tied those demands to broader funding negotiations.
During the shutdown, Department of Homeland Security employees were required to continue working without pay. That included Transportation Security Administration agents responsible for airport security across the country.
The situation changed after Trump directed the department to access previously approved funding. The administration tapped into $10 billion allocated for border security in a spending package passed last July.
Nearly 150,000 California Mail Ballots Rejected In Primary
California election officials are examining why nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots were rejected during the state’s June primary, with late-arriving ballots accounting for most of the increase.
The higher rejection rate comes despite years of election law changes designed to make voting more accessible and ensure more ballots are ultimately counted.
According to data compiled by the California Secretary of State’s office, 148,241 mail-in ballots were rejected during the June primary, representing 1.73% of all mail ballots returned.
That marks an increase from the 2024 primary, when 108,982 ballots were rejected, or 1.56% of all mail ballots cast.
The largest reason for rejection was ballots arriving too late to qualify under California law.
State data shows that 93,479 ballots were rejected because they failed to meet the state’s deadline requirements.
California allows mail ballots to arrive up to seven days after Election Day, provided they are postmarked on or before Election Day.
Voting experts believe many of the rejected ballots received postmarks dated after Election Day, making them ineligible to be counted even if they arrived within the seven-day grace period.
Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation, said the timing of postal processing appears to be a significant concern.
“Ballots rejected due to lateness are caused primarily to being postmarked too late to count, not because they arrived too late to count,” Alexander said.
Election experts have questioned whether recent operational changes within the U.S. Postal Service may be contributing to delayed postmarks.
Earlier this year, a group of mostly Democratic U.S. senators wrote to the Postal Service expressing concern that mail-processing changes could affect ballot handling during federal elections.
Updated Postal Service procedures mean postmarks may reflect when mail is processed at regional facilities rather than when it first enters the mail system.
Because processing centers have been consolidated in some areas, election officials have warned that postmark timing could be affected.
Before the June primary, California election officials encouraged voters to mail ballots as early as possible because of potential postal delays.
The June election also featured a highly competitive race for governor, which some experts believe encouraged many voters to wait until the final days before casting ballots.
In addition to late-arriving ballots, approximately 44,000 ballots were rejected because election officials determined the voter’s signature did not match the signature on file.
Another 8,300 ballots were rejected because the return envelope did not contain a signature.
State records also show that 743 ballots were rejected because those voters had already cast another ballot.
Other rejected ballots involved missing ballots inside return envelopes or multiple ballots submitted in a single envelope.
The highest rejection rate in the state occurred in Tulare County, where 3.52% of returned mail ballots were rejected.
Alpine County and Merced County followed closely, each recording rejection rates of 3.36%.
California has frequently faced criticism for taking weeks to complete vote counting after major elections, largely because state law permits ballots meeting certain requirements to continue arriving after Election Day.
Following the June primary, President Donald Trump again criticized California’s election system, while the Department of Justice opened an investigation into election administration in Los Angeles County.
Election experts emphasize that the increase in rejected ballots should not be interpreted as evidence of widespread voter fraud.
A 2025 report by the Brookings Institution found documented cases of mail ballot fraud remained extremely rare, estimating roughly four cases for every 10 million mail ballots cast, The Associated Press reported.
State officials have not identified evidence of widespread fraud connected to the June primary, but the increase in rejected ballots is expected to receive additional scrutiny as election administrators evaluate whether changes in postal operations, voter behavior or election procedures contributed to the higher rejection rate.
