Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett said talks between some donors over Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer were “reminiscent” of when the former president was “fallen” before the 2024 presidential election.
Schumer faces backlash from within his own party after his vote in favor of the continuing resolution proposed by the Republicans earlier this month to avoid government shutdowns. Several reports suggest that “squad” member and voice critic Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., may decide to take the Senate seat primary Schumer as a result of his vote.
Crockett said Schumer stopped calling for himself to step down, but there are growing backstage calls similar to what he persuaded Biden to step down.
Chuck Schumer draws out the rage of Democrats, liberal media voice after voting to avoid shutdown
Senator Jasmine Crockett answered questions about whether Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer should resign. (CBS screenshot)
“I've spoken to a few donors who are trying to be very creative, and I think it's a bit of a reminder of what happened when Joe Biden was defeated,” Crockett told CBS News Texas on Friday. “There were a lot of elected members of Congress, and they decided they wanted to play with that conversation, so it would be interesting to see how many senators decided they wanted to start participating in that conversation.”
This is likely to refer to the allegations that D-Calif Rep. Nancy Pelosi was a “significant figure” in an effort to drive Biden out of the presidential race, despite claiming he could defeat then-Donald Trump. He eventually retreated from the race in July.
Crockett was critical of Schumer's vote, but said that it was ultimately for the Senate and that it was to decide whether he should remain as a leader of the Democratic Caucus, rather than a member of the House like her. She added that the most important issue is finding alternatives.
“I don't even know who wants the job,” Crockett said. “It's a tough job right now.”
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Schumer says he has no intention of resigning despite attacks from Democrats. (AP Photo/j. Scott Apple White)
Schumer repeatedly defended his choice to support the ongoing resolution, and rejected calls to resign or resign as a minority leader.
“Look, I'm not resigning,” Schumer said in a pre-recorded interview that aired Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “When I voted against the government shutdown, I knew there was a lot of controversy.”
He argued that while he was bad at voting for a Republican-backed spending bill, the government shutdown would have been worse.
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