Posted on 03/23/2025 6:24:31 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — A defiant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed that he won’t step aside as the chamber’s top Democrat, rejecting calls from some House colleagues and liberal advocates critical of his move to help pass a Republican funding bill.
“Look, I’m not stepping down,” Schumer said in a pretaped interview that aired Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Schumer told moderator Kristen Welker he knew there “would be a lot of controversy” when he cast his vote to prevent a shutdown. But he maintains that while the GOP’s six-month bill was “certainly bad,” a shutdown “would be 15 or 20 times worse.”
“Under a shutdown, the executive branch has sole power to determine what is ‘essential.’ And they can determine without any court supervision. The courts have ruled it’s solely up to the executive what to shut down,” he said, warning that the Trump administration “would eviscerate the federal government.”
“On Day 2, they could say, ‘Oh, SNAP? Feeding hungry children? Not essential.’ On Day 4, ‘Mass transit? All transit? Aid to the states? Not essential. We’re cutting it.’ On Day 6, ‘Medicaid? We’ll cut that by 20%, 30%, 50%, 80%. We’ll go after Social Security. We’ll go after the veterans.’ Their goal is to just eviscerate the federal government so they can give more taxes, and their tax cuts ... to their billionaire class over there,” he said.
Schumer also rejected comparisons to then-President Joe Biden’s refusal to step down as the 2024 nominee, in response to a question about whether he’s making the same mistake.
“No, absolutely not. I did this out of conviction" ...
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
Hubris. They are eating their own.
Biden “refused” too- yet step aside he did!
Of course, power is all they have, look how irrelevant pelosi has become.
As long as Chuck is the leader, he stands on a soap box surrounded by crocodiles. When he steps down the crocodiles will tear his flesh off. So, yeah, he ain’t goin’ noplace.
Those calls aren’t very loud
Fake just like everything else they do
Maybe Nancy can have a chat with Chuckles.
Come on Chuckie, do it for The Party. Let’s toss aside any inkling of cooperating, rather, show the entire world what The Party stands for. In fact, why not just anoint AOc as the new senator and minority leader. Think of it, a conga chain of socialists and commies.
In a perfect world Chuck Schumer would be locked up in a cage with a randy male gorilla high on LSD .
Pelosi looking to add another tear drop tattoo, that is if there was an ink that could permeate that much Botox.
Chuck should stay.
**Schumer, who is the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the United States, said it’s “possible” there will be a Jewish president in his lifetime, because “glass ceilings are broken every day.”**
Not if they’re anything like him.
It’s understandable the article ends on that note. Chucks party ain’t helping much and neither is he.
Hang tough Chuck!!! LOL!
He brings up the old playbook, racist trump and him being anti Semitic yet this dolt sat quiet while the colleges in NYC harrassed and protested the JEWS of which he is one, scumbag!
Chuckie isn’t giving up that power.
That’s what Senile Joe said.
Sounds like Chuck Schumer is about to get the Harry Reid treatment and it may be more than just a black eye?.
Rats leave feet first.
I gotta say...that's creative. lol
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