Schumer not ready to back Gillibrand for president

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 15, 2019 10:03pm ET

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Schumer not ready to back Gillibrand for president — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, center, accompanied by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, speaks to reporters during a news conference about the Family Act, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. | (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he’s not picking a favorite in the increasingly crowded Democratic presidential primary field — not even if it is his state’s junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who is poised to announce a 2020 exploratory committee Tuesday night.

“I work very well and closely with Sen. Gillibrand,” Schumer said. “But I’m not mixing in the presidential political game right now.”

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