Senate Leader Chuck Schumer had an awkward moment on the Senate floor during debate over the ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday.
In a now-viral video clip from the proceedings, Schumer stated, “We must fund ICE!” before quickly correcting himself and saying, “We must fund TSA NOW!”
WATCH:
LMFAO! Chuck Schumer suffers EMBARRASSING slip-up while trying to play “tough guy” on the Senate floor
“We must fund ICE!—we must fund TSA NOW!”
Great idea! Fund ICE! pic.twitter.com/NRh0Iw6rVh
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 21, 2026
The remark was widely mocked on social media.
“Great idea! Fund ICE!” reporter Eric Daugherty wrote in a post on X, along with the clip.
Democrats have repeatedly blocked clean DHS funding bills because they are demanding changes to ICE operations and immigration enforcement, while blaming Republicans for not caving.
The shutdown, now in its sixth week, has left thousands of TSA officers working without pay, caused severe staffing shortages, and created long security lines and flight delays at airports nationwide during spring break travel season.
Nearly 400 TSA officers have resigned because they were unable to provide for their families.
The situation is so dire that Elon Musk has now personally offered to pay TSA staffers.
“I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,” Musk wrote in a post on his platform X.
I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 21, 2026
The timing of the clip follows President Donald Trump’s Truth Social announcement that he would deploy ICE agents to airports for security duties and immediate arrests of illegal immigrants if Democrats refuse to fund the agency.
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