Democrats lawmakers have begun speaking out to call for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to step down from his role as Senate minority leader.
Schumer is facing a backlash after he refused to vote in favor of blocking a Republican-backed stopgap bill last week.
The Democrat leader allowed the bill to pass to avert a partial government shutdown and provide funds to various federal agencies through September 30.
During a town hall on Tuesday, Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) said:
“It may be time for the Senate Democrats to pick new leadership.”
During a different event, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) agreed that Schumer should be replaced.
Ramirez nodded and said “yes” when asked whether Schumer should “retire or step down,” according to Axios.
They joined liberal groups that had already begun to push for Schumer to step down as Senate minority leader.
The push started in response to Schumer’s decision not to stymie the Republican funding patch.
Schumer warned that a shutdown would empower President Donald Trump to keep federal government cutting programs.
The cuts are being pursued by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is led by Elon Musk.
Not everyone bought Schumer’s argument, however.
Some Democrats have lambasted the Senate minority leader over the view that he abdicated to Republicans.
Yet, most have not gone quite so far as to call for his ouster.
During an event on Tuesday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said:
“I myself don’t give away anything for nothing, and I think that’s what happened the other day.”
Still, both Pelosi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that they have confidence in Schumer.
Jeffries initially hesitated to publicly back Schumer, nevertheless.
Eight other Democrats and one independent banded with Schumer in the vote.
They were voting to overcome the filibuster threshold on the Republican continuing resolution.
Democrats did get votes on some amendments that were ultimately rejected.
Joining ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, Schumer took a defiant stance.
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin asked whether it might be time for him to step aside.
She noted that President Joe Biden did so in the 2024 election.
“I should be the leader,” Schumer declared.
He claimed that he is “known” to be good with elections.
Schumer added that he has “a lot of talent” in orchestrating messaging strategies.
However, the Democrats’ biggest problem at the moment is they have no clear leader or message.
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