{"id":2436531,"date":"2025-05-19T14:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-slaps-down-chuck-schumers-wild-claim-about-mexican-ship-that-hit-brooklyn-bridge\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T14:54:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:54:39","slug":"trump-admin-slaps-down-chuck-schumers-wild-claim-about-mexican-ship-that-hit-brooklyn-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-slaps-down-chuck-schumers-wild-claim-about-mexican-ship-that-hit-brooklyn-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Slaps Down Chuck Schumer&#8217;s Wild Claim About Mexican Ship That Hit Brooklyn Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-slaps-down-chuck-schumers-wild-claim-about-mexican-ship-that-hit-brooklyn-bridge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436531&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent incident, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inslee-proposes-billions-in-new-taxes-on-way-out-of-office-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Inslee proposes billions in new taxes on way out of office - Washington Examiner\">budget cuts made<\/a> by the Trump administration&#8217;s Department of government Efficiency (DOGE) may have contributed to a Mexican navy training ship&#8217;s collision with the Brooklyn Bridge. Schumer called for action regarding national security, infrastructure protection, adn public safety, implying that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >inadequate water traffic control<\/a> may have played a role in the accident. The Department of Homeland security (DHS) swiftly rebutted Schumer&#8217;s claims, asserting that his accusations about staffing issues affecting the U.S. Coast Guard&#8217;s Vessel Traffic Services were unfounded. They emphasized that the Coast Guard has remained fully supported and exempt from hiring freezes and that the collision was unrelated to these services.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dhs-files-emergency-scotus-request-violent-gang-members-take-ice-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> rebuked Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/golf-great-phil-mickelson-skewers-schumer-election-integrity-calling-name-even-use-sparingly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> on Sunday after he claimed that a tall Mexican Navy training ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday could potentially have been avoided.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer insinuated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1924192523087384764?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1924206927338262558%7Ctwgr%5E60f3da75a0587a6e788c1797e0bdfb6788a547e9%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2F3415433%2Fdhs-rebukes-chuck-schumer-over-mexican-navy-ship-crash%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a>&nbsp;to X that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-tariff-revenue-impact-trump-drops-deficit-spending-92-percent-compared-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, which has made sweeping job cuts across several federal government agencies, could have played a role in the Brooklyn Bridge crash.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Democrat added that he believes Americans &ldquo;need action for our national security, infrastructure protection, and public safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the Brooklyn Bridge strike last night: I&rsquo;m fighting for answers about whether Trump and DOGE have impacted water traffic control,&rdquo; Schumer wrote in his X post.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DHS pushed back against Schumer&rsquo;s comments in a Sunday X&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1924206927338262558?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1924206927338262558%7Ctwgr%5E60f3da75a0587a6e788c1797e0bdfb6788a547e9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2F3415433%2Fdhs-rebukes-chuck-schumer-over-mexican-navy-ship-crash%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a>, stating that Schumer&rsquo;s claims about cuts made by Trump&rsquo;s DOGE potentially contributing to the ship accident were false. The agency added that Schumer needs to &ldquo;get his facts straight before he misleads the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minority Leader Schumer&rsquo;s accusations that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-dead-after-mexican-naval-ship-crashes-into-brooklyn-bridge\/\" title=\"Two dead after Mexican naval ship crashes into ...\">hiring freeze led<\/a> to the U.S. Coast Guard&rsquo;s Vessel Traffic Services not being adequately staffed are FALSE. The US Coast Guard has been fully supported and been exempt from hiring freezes. Additionally, this incident had nothing to do&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BR4iJX2oX9\">https:\/\/t.co\/BR4iJX2oX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1924206927338262558?\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Minority Leader Schumer&rsquo;s accusations that a hiring freeze led to the U.S. Coast Guard&rsquo;s Vessel Traffic Services not being adequately staffed are FALSE,&rdquo; the DHS wrote in the social media post.<\/p>\n<p>The post added: &ldquo;The U.S. Coast Guard has been fully supported and been exempt from hiring freezes. Additionally, this incident had nothing to do with Vessel Traffic Services &mdash; when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-rebukes-chuck-schumer-over-comments-about-mexican-navy-ship-crash-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... rebukes Chuck ... over comments about Mexican navy ship crash - Washington Examiner\">ship loses propulsion<\/a> in a high current area, the vessel needs to engage all capabilities to stop and ideally tugs are nearby to support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&rsquo;s office and the DHS did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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