{"id":2539158,"date":"2026-01-16T10:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-pleads-for-money-and-denigrates-ice-in-white-house-meeting-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:07:47","slug":"schumer-pleads-for-money-and-denigrates-ice-in-white-house-meeting-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-pleads-for-money-and-denigrates-ice-in-white-house-meeting-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Pleads for Money and Denigrates ICE in White House Meeting with Trump"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fschumer-pleads-for-money-and-denigrates-ice-in-white-house-meeting-with-trump%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=2539158&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>President Trump met with Senate Democratic Leader chuck Schumer at the White House to discuss Trump&#8217;s withholding of funds for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project &#8211; their first meeting since last year&#8217;s government shutdown, Axios reported. Schumer used the visit to press for expanded Obamacare tax credits and to urge ICE to withdraw from U.S. cities after the death of Renee Good and an incident in which an ICE agent was reportedly rammed; he called the shooting &#8220;horrific&#8221; and said ICE agents &#8220;don&#8217;t belong in our cities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The article is an opinion piece that criticizes Schumer&#8217;s priorities, arguing that more government spending is unnecessary given a cited $38 trillion national debt and that taxpayer frustration grows from perceived waste. The author defends ICE&#8217;s role in apprehending dangerous illegal immigrants and contends that Schumer&#8217;s focus on state spending and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-town-becomes-constitutional-republic-to-protest-pandemic-mandates\/\" title=\"California Town Becomes &#039;Constitutional Republic&#039; to Protest Pandemic Mandates\">protecting undocumented immigrants<\/a> will not play well with voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump invited New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer to the White House only to hear him complain about money, Obamacare, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/15\/trump-schumer-white-house-meeting-gateway-tunnel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported that the Thursday visit was the first meeting between the two since last year&rsquo;s government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, the intent of this meeting was to discuss Trump withholding money for the Gateway Tunnel Project in New York, which he did in response to Schumer&rsquo;s party shutting down the government, but this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-bidens-infrastructure-plan-is-unfocused\/\" title=\"Sen. McConnell: Biden\u2019s infrastructure plan is unfocused\">public works project<\/a> has a whopping $16 billion price tag.<\/p>\n<p>Had Schumer solely focused his attention on that matter, yes, it&rsquo;d be an appropriate exchange between public officials, but why miss an opportunity to talk about government-funded healthcare and ICE?<\/p>\n<p>Schumer also made a plea for Obamacare tax credits and defended illegal aliens. His office put out a statement saying, &ldquo;Leader Schumer told the president ICE raids are terrorizing communities.&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<p>Per Axios, he wanted to see ICE withdraw from U.S. cities.<\/p>\n<p>In reaction to 37-year-old Renee Good&rsquo;s death and ramming an ICE agent with her vehicle, Schumer called the shooting &ldquo;horrific,&rdquo; and said &ldquo;you feel like a punch in the stomach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should not have ICE agents patrolling our streets. They&rsquo;re not needed, they create chaos. And they even create deaths.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&lsquo;When you hear the lady screaming&hellip; You feel like a punch in the stomach&rsquo; &mdash; Chuck Schumer on &lsquo;horrific&rsquo; shooting of Renee Nicole Good<\/p>\n<p>Says ICE agents &lsquo;don&rsquo;t belong in our cities&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rz53wvKOfa\">pic.twitter.com\/rz53wvKOfa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RT (@RT_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RT_com\/status\/2009265978803208286?\">January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If Schumer believes this, then Trump should kindly tell him more government spending is not needed.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s horrific.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing all the wasteful spending taking place, the taxpayer feels like they&rsquo;ve been punched in the stomach.<\/p>\n<p>With a $38 trillion national debt, it creates chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer has a strange set of priorities.<\/p>\n<p>We desperately need to spend more money for the American people, but we don&rsquo;t need ICE to keep those same people safe by letting them apprehend illegal aliens, some of which are convicted murderers and child rapists.<\/p>\n<p>If Schumer insists on spending money, why not spend it on the agenda 77 million people voted for in the last election?<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 midterms will soon be upon us.<\/p>\n<p>Spending more money in the minority leader&rsquo;s state and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >protecting illegal aliens won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t resonate with voters.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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