Chuck Schumer has attributed the blame to Donald Trump for the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican training ship standing at 150 feet tall, colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge. In other headlines, Schumer humorously holds Trump responsible for historical events such as Pearl Harbor, the 100 Years’ War, and the Fall of the House of Usher. While adjusting his glasses, Schumer expressed in a press release over the weekend:
After receiving a comprehensive briefing about the Brooklyn Bridge incident last night, it is evident that the situation raises more questions than answers regarding how this accident transpired. Additionally, it is crucial for the economy and community well-being to maintain the structural soundness and safety of America’s bridges. A failure or attack on a significant bridge could disrupt supply chains, pose dangers to lives, and incur substantial economic damage. The Trump administration possibly endangering our national and economic security, alongside American lives, is unacceptable.
Fox News reported that Schumer further highlighted a hiring freeze at the Coast Guard, implemented by the Department of Government, citing that it might have hindered the Coast Guard’s Vehicle Traffic System, akin to the air traffic control network.
Outstanding, Chuck. The NTSB has barely gotten a hold of the case, and you already know more than they do. Homeland Security thinks differently and quickly swept aside Schumer’s nonsense.
“Minority Leader Schumer’s accusations that a hiring freeze led to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Services not being adequately staffed are FALSE,” the official DHS account posted on X.
Minority Leader Schumer’s accusations that a hiring freeze led to the U.S. Coast Guard’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… https://t.co/BR4iJX2oX9
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 18, 2025
The post continues:
The US Coast Guard has been fully supported and been exempt from hiring freezes. Additionally, this incident had nothing to do with Vessel Traffic Services— when a ship loses propulsion in a high current area, the vessel needs to engage all capabilities to stop and ideally tugs are nearby to support. We encourage Minority Leader Schumer to get his facts straight before he misleads the American people.
