WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures to applaud Trump's deportation operation, forcefully condemn Democrat rhetoric targeting ICE and federal law enforcement, and praise President Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, his foreign policy agenda, and efforts to modernize the Pentagon's procurement processes.

Senator Schmitt on his Immigration Plan, Defending ICE, Deportation Operations:

"I want to be clear: We're not going to do anything that inhibits law enforcement's ability to execute the laws that Congress has voted on and the deportations the American people voted on in November of 2024. President Trump ran on ...