Chuck Schumer: ‘I’m Staying Put’ as Minority Leader Because I’ve Been Able to Unite My Caucus Against Trump

SHARPTON Now let me ░░░░░░░░ this up Illinois Senator ░░░░░░░░ Durbin announced this week ░░░░░░░░ he won t seek ░░░░░░░░ ahead of midterms next ░░░░░░░░ bringing the number of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who ve announced ░░░░░░░░ to four since November ░░░░░░░░ every case the senators ░░░░░░░░ older than 65 and ░░░░░░░░ retirements have already prompted ░░░░░░░░ of younger candidates to ░░░░░░░░ primary bids to succeed ░░░░░░░░ Is this a sign ░░░░░░░░ generational change for the ░░░░░░░░ Party Schumer Well there ░░░░░░░░ always generational change and ░░░░░░░░ always retire But look ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party we are ░░░░░░░░ our Democratic caucus in ░░░░░░░░ what Trump is doing ░░░░░░░░ rule of law on ░░░░░░░░ reconciliation bill on tariffs ░░░░░░░░ week we ll bring ░░░░░░░░ bill up to the ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate which ░░░░░░░░ re allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ would repeal these tariffs ░░░░░░░░ ll see if we ░░░░░░░░ get some Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ with us When we ░░░░░░░░ a bill last week ░░░░░░░░ the floor on Canada ░░░░░░░░ four Republicans voted with ░░░░░░░░ and it passed The ░░░░░░░░ seeing how bad Trump ░░░░░░░░ and how unpopular you ░░░░░░░░ seen these polls I ░░░░░░░░ sure that came out ░░░░░░░░ his numbers are plummeting ░░░░░░░░ re getting afraid to ░░░░░░░░ him and that s ░░░░░░░░ to be a good ░░░░░░░░ because early on they ░░░░░░░░ went along with anything ░░░░░░░░ did But we are ░░░░░░░░ in our caucus There ░░░░░░░░ you know we have ░░░░░░░░ wide range of people ░░░░░░░░ views but we re ░░░░░░░░ united in fighting Trump ░░░░░░░░ Now staying with that ░░░░░░░░ as the party contemplates ░░░░░░░░ future you yourself has ░░░░░░░░ recent calls to retire ░░░░░░░░ at least step down ░░░░░░░░ Senate Democrats leader You ░░░░░░░░ you re staying put ░░░░░░░░ our audience why Would ░░░░░░░░ explain that quote Schumer ░░░░░░░░ m staying put because ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ my caucus in a ░░░░░░░░ strong fight against Trump ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ to do And I ░░░░░░░░ doing it every day ░░░░░░░░ every way Just last ░░░░░░░░ I went to six ░░░░░░░░ have seven Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ York State and I ░░░░░░░░ to six of their ░░░░░░░░ and blasted them for ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid for cutting food ░░░░░░░░ know cutting SNAP cutting ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs cutting Social ░░░░░░░░ And it s really ░░░░░░░░ them So I am ░░░░░░░░ to go I have ░░░░░░░░ much energy as anybody ░░░░░░░░ I m fighting hard ░░░░░░░░ good We re doing ░░░░░░░░ good fight, rev.”