The Interview Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat
It has been quite a week for Chuck Schumer. When I spoke to the Senate minority leader on Monday, we talked about a lot of things: the direction of his party; how Democrats are communicating their opposition to President Trump; and his new book, “Antisemitism in America: A Warning,” which will be published March 18.
That was Monday. When we spoke again on Saturday afternoon, it was after an extraordinary few days in Congress, during which Democrats had to decide whether to vote for a Republican federal spending bill or to allow a government shutdown. House Democrats voted in near unanimity against the bill. Schumer initially said that he would as well, but in a surprising about-face on Friday, he and eight other Democratic senators joined Republicans, and the bill passed.
The backlash to Schumer from his own party for what some see as capitulation to Trump has been swift and loud, including calls for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York to challenge him in his next Senate run. In our second conversation, I asked Schumer about the furious response to his vote, how he can lead a party that seems to be enraged at him and his relationship with Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader.
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