Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) claims several upper-chamber legislators have switched from supporting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to backing his Senate majority leader bid, accusing Schumer of spreading “a lot of misinformation.”

Van Hollen announced Thursday night that he would be challenging Schumer in the race to lead the Democratic majority in the Senate next year. The Maryland senator said on ABC’s This Week on Sunday that Schumer was trying to “instill fear” in those who would support Van Hollen.

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