Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he's "not stepping down" from leadership in an interview aired Sunday amid mounting pressure from within his party to abandon his post.
He's remaining defiant as Democratic lawmakers and outside groups pile on calls for him to step aside. But Schumer, who dealt a key blow to former President Biden's reelection bid, argued he's "absolutely" not making the same mistake Biden did when he hesitated to step down.
"I did this out of conviction," Schumer said on NBC News' "Meet the Press," about his spending bill vote that angered some Democrats.
Despite Schumer's public confidence, some House Democrats are urging their colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) behind closed doors to challenge him for his Senate seat in 2028.
Schumer acknowledged that the GOP-led funding bill that passed with support from some Senate Democrats was "certainly bad" but contended a government shutdown would be "15 or 20 times worse."
People do disagree, with many House Democrats viewing Schumer's vote as a show of weakness rather than of resolute leadership.
The Democratic leader is steadfast in his self-defense. But the battle is bigger than him.
The growing Schumer scorn underlines the party's urgent divide over how to handle President Trump's (at times legally dubious) executive steamroller.
Posted by John3262005
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The DNC should just stop talking to Chuck Schumer full stop. Don’t let him in meetings, stop including him in any meetings, just go over his head or ignore everything he says/ does. He has no real power.
He says he’s staying? Aw, poor guy only has a week left