White House Trolls Chuck Schumer With New “Sombrero Meme!”
On Saturday, Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer made an embarrassing Freudian slip on the Senate Floor.
While speaking about the ongoing, Democrat-fueled DHS shutdown, he first said,
“We must fund ICE!”
Then, he realized his mistake and corrected himself by saying,
“We must fund the TSA now!”
Here’s the original clip:
🚨 LMAO! Schumer is SO RATTLED by Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA salaries that he accidentally called for more ICE FUNDING on the Senate floor
“We must fund ICE — we must fund TSA now!”
I agree, Chuck! Fund ICE! 🤣🔥 pic.twitter.com/DfxfpBQeJ8
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 21, 2026
The opportunity to troll Chuck was too hard to pass up!
On Sunday, the White House brought back the “sombrero meme” with this clip:
We agree, @SenSchumer – FUND ICE! pic.twitter.com/EhmlngVpr7
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 23, 2026
This came after President Trump took a hit at Schumer himself earlier in the day.
Earlier on Sunday, President Trump posted this on Truth Social:
Schumer got “discombobulated” in the Senate yesterday, and said, “WE MUST FUND ICE,” prior to correcting himself. Thank you Chuck, I agree! President DJT
We all agree, Sen. Schumer! Fund ICE now!
The sombrero stays on until the shutdown is over.
— Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 (@TheRicanMemes) March 23, 2026
Speaking of which, despite staying in session over the weekend, Democrats still failed to reach a deal on funding the DHS.
Airport lines are still miles-long, which means that President Trump will be deploying ICE agents to help starting tomorrow.
CNN has the latest update on that:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are expected to deploy to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday to assist with crowd management and support TSA operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security official and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
Over the weekend, leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, including at ICE and the Transportation Security Administration, drew up plans after President Donald Trump called for agents to alleviate the strain on TSA. Atlanta is one of the selected airports expected to see a bolstered federal presence.
“We have been informed that federal personnel from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE-ERO) will be deployed to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport beginning tomorrow morning,” the mayor said in a statement.
“Federal officials have indicated that this deployment is not intended to conduct immigration enforcement activities. All federal personnel will report directly to TSA for the duration of this assignment,” the statement added.
Some ICE agents began to learn about their deployments Sunday afternoon, according to the DHS official. They are expected to wear their marked gear and to help with crowd control. Plans are still in flux, but deployments are expected to start Monday.
“President Trump is taking action to deploy hundreds of ICE officers, that are currently funded by Congress, to airports being adversely impacted. This will help bolster TSA efforts to keep our skies safe and minimize air travel disruptions,” DHS said in a statement.
Their expected roles align with what White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN earlier Sunday.
“We’re simply there to help TSA do their job in areas that don’t need their specialized expertise, such as screening through the X-ray machine,” said Homan, who will oversee the effort.