He has emerged as the leader of the anti-Trump resistance on Capitol Hill, but to many of his liberal constituents, that’s not enough. They want Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York to take a hard line against nearly everything President Donald Trump stands for.
On Tuesday night, thousands of frustrated liberals chanted, “Filibuster everything!” and waved signs that read “Grow a spine, Chuck” during a protest outside Schumer’s Brooklyn apartment building.
At the same time, Schumer – the Senate minority leader – is facing intensifying pressure from the Trump administration for holding up some of the president’s Cabinet picks and has been mocked and insulted by Trump.
(AP)
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Schumer is in a no WIN
Maybe he should tell these liberals in a DEMOCRACY we RESPECT Election Results. If they Only Accept Democratic candidates then they are not True Democratic People but Leftist Dictator Types! (Or Soddom Dictator types) As Democratic Head Sen Schumer can say he will work for Democratic purposes but also, most importantly, what is best for America.
The job of a Congressional party leader – like Schumer, Pelosi, Ryan, or McConnell – is to hold the differing factions of his/her party together. What drove John Boehner from office was, in part, the difficulty of accomplishing this job.
Both parties are now facing an impulsive president, and party leaders have to figure out how they are going to deal with him and hold their respective parties together.