For the GOP, Chuck Schumer is the gift that keeps on giving

Published March 23, 2025 5:00am ET



Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) drew the ire of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party by caving to Republicans to avoid a government shutdown earlier this month, and he used his Tuesday appearance on The View to give yet another gift to Republicans.

“You know what their attitude is, ‘I made my money all by myself. How dare your government take my money from me?’ … They hate government — government’s a barrier to people. A barrier to stop them from doing things,” Schumer said.

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