Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended Democrats for refusing to stand at the State of the Union Tuesday night when President Donald Trump implored both parties to rise if they believe the first duty of the government is to protect American citizens, not undocumented immigrants.
“We agree we need to protect Americans,” Schumer told CNN on Wednesday. “He’s not. By his reckless ICE agency in Minnesota, two Americans were killed. Americans are being pulled out of their cars and beaten. Americans’ houses, the doors are being knocked down, you know, without a warrant.”
Republicans were quick to capitalize on the moment — a visual of Trump…
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