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Defiant Chuck Schumer hits back at Nancy Pelosi, vows ‘I'm not stepping down'
 [NY Post] A defiant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed that he will not step down from his leadership role any time soon while strenuously defending his decision to vote against blocking a GOP bill to avert a partial government shutdown.Schumer (D-NY), 74, who has been facing a progressive revolt over his shutdown vote earlier this month, reiterated that he “did this out of conviction” and fired back at detractors such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “Look, I’m not stepping down,” Schumer told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in a pretaped interview that aired Sunday. “I did it out of pure conviction as to what a leader should do and what the right thing for America and my party was. People disagree.” Critics, from both the moderate and far-left wings of the party alike, contended that the government shutdown fight was a rare instance when Dems had leverage to extract concessions from Republicans. At noon on Sunday, New York City progressives are set to hold a rally organized by the Big Apple chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America demanding Schumer step down from his leadership post due to his actions in the shutdown fight. Related: Democratic Socialists of America: 2025-03-13 Mahmoud Khalil: Palestinian Graduate Arrested In US Worked For UK 'Flagship Soft Power Policy', judge rules to keep him longer in LA detention, a dozen arrested in unruly protest crowd outside courtroom Democratic Socialists of America: 2025-03-11 Multiple Democrat NGOs have coordinated attacks on Tesla dealerships, staff, and vehicles Democratic Socialists of America: 2025-01-17 This is the woke army plotting to crash Trump's inauguration Related: Chuck Schumer 03/21/2025 Transgender runner blows out competition, sets season records in girls' races at Oregon high school track meet Chuck Schumer 03/17/2025 Dem Rep. Jasmine Crockett suggests US might not ''have elections'' in 2028 Chuck Schumer 03/14/2025 Schumer has CAVED, announcing he will now back the continuing resolution passed by the House Posted by: Frank G 2025-03-23 |
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