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Chuck Schumer: “The nation is tired of the chaos ICE is unleashing on our…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published February 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:14

Republicans need to realize that the single worst thing they can do right now in the eyes of the nation is to double down on the status quo of ice. They must negotiate. They must sit down and work out a real solution. The nation is tired of the chaos ICE is unleashing on our streets. and does not want Republicans in the Senate and House to sit on their hands and allow it to continue. Now, on Epstein, Yesterday, Donald Trump said that the nation should finally just move on with the Epstein files. (09:14–09:19)

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Asserts that the nation is tired of the chaos caused by ICE.

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