Schumer: Trump’s populist rhetoric belies his ‘hard-right agenda’

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called out President Trump on Monday for choosing Cabinet nominees that he argued undermine the populist promises to “working America” Trump made on the campaign trail.

“The president uses populist rhetoric to cover-up a hard-right agenda,” Schumer said. “His actions as president don’t match up with his campaign promises.”

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