Trump Rips Schumer’s Criticism Of Asia Trip, Levels Serious Allegation

President Donald Trump fired back Thursday at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after the New York Democrat attacked the president’s high-stakes Asia trip, accusing him of abandoning the country during the government shutdown. Trump called Schumer’s remarks “almost treasonous,” pushing back forcefully as his administration secures new trade and national security wins abroad.

“Worked really hard, 24/7, took in Trillions of Dollars and Chuck Schumer said trip was a ‘total dud,’ even though he knows it was a spectacular success. Words like that are almost treasonous!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social while returning to the United States from South Korea.

On Wednesday, Schumer took to the Senate floor in a heated display, condemning Trump for “gallivanting in Asia” and “dancing in Malaysia” while Democrats continue blocking a clean spending bill that would reopen the government. Schumer has instructed Democrats to oppose the GOP-led House’s funding resolution, now keeping the shutdown in place for nearly a month.

Schumer went further, accusing Trump of preparing to “sell out the American people” in upcoming trade negotiations.
“He’s preparing now to meet with President Xi of China to strike a trade deal that will sell out the American people — giving away vital national security tools in exchange for little more than a photo op,” Schumer complained.
“President Trump is about to congratulate himself, patting himself hard on the back for cleaning up a mess he created,” he continued, calling the Asia trip “a total dud.”

In reality, Trump’s visit included multiple high-level diplomatic and economic wins:

• South Korea agreed to reduce tariffs and invest $350 billion into the U.S. economy.
• Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first direct leadership meeting with President Trump, signaling closer defense cooperation.
• Trump and China’s Xi Jinping held an extended private summit focused on trade, narcotics enforcement, rare earth minerals, and semiconductor supply chains.

Following the meeting in Busan, Xi called the talks “warm,” and emphasized the importance of maintaining a stable relationship between the world’s two largest economies.

“We have a deal,” Trump said during a press briefing. “Every year we’ll renegotiate the deal, but I think it’ll go on for a long time.”

Trump announced that the U.S. will reduce tariffs on certain Chinese imports following Xi’s pledge to intensify action against fentanyl trafficking — a deadly opioid largely sourced from China. Fox News reported that the agreement also includes agricultural export expansions and a pause on China’s rare-earth export restrictions, a key national security issue.

While Trump initially stated tariffs would drop from 20% to 10%, an administration official later clarified the adjusted rate would remain in the 45%–47% range — continuing strong leverage against Beijing.

“I believe he’s going to work very hard to stop the death that’s coming in,” Trump said of Xi’s fentanyl commitment.

The two leaders also discussed semiconductor procurement — with talks reportedly focusing on China purchasing additional Nvidia chips, though not the company’s most advanced processors.

The meeting lasted nearly two hours, concluding with a brief photo-op before the leaders departed.

Even traditionally liberal media outlets have begun acknowledging that Democrats — not President Trump — are being blamed for the ongoing shutdown. CNN, ABC, and CNBC have all reported that Republicans are gaining politically as Schumer continues blocking the bill to reopen the government.

Schumer’s attempt to distract from that reality with attacks on foreign diplomacy appears to have backfired — especially as Trump returns home with concrete trade victories.