Schumer slams Trump for apparent deal with El Chapo's family: 'Roll out the red carpet'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sharply criticized President Trump on Thursday following reports that 17 family members of Sinaloa Cartel leaders were allowed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal with the Trump administration.

In floor remarks on Thursday, Schumer accused the president of being “soft on crime” and of “rolling out a welcome mat to El Chapo and his family and inviting them into our country.”

“If you’re related to El Chapo, Donald Trump says, ‘Come right in.