Chuck Schumer

He was at 51. He's now at 48. We're going to keep at it, keep at it, keep at it. until he goes below 40. Look, I talk to a lot of these Republican legislators. I've worked with them. Some of them are Trump devotees and advocates and all that. But many of them don't like him, don't respect him, and worry about what he's doing to our country.

You know, right now he's so popular they can't resist him. I mean, so many of them came to me and said, I don't think Hegseth should be defense secretary or RFK should be HHS. But Trump wants him. He won. Let's give him. That's not going to be the same. The Republicans would like to have some freedom from Trump, but they won't until we win. bring him down in popularity.

You know, right now he's so popular they can't resist him. I mean, so many of them came to me and said, I don't think Hegseth should be defense secretary or RFK should be HHS. But Trump wants him. He won. Let's give him. That's not going to be the same. The Republicans would like to have some freedom from Trump, but they won't until we win. bring him down in popularity.

That happened with Bush in 2005. It happened with Trump in 2017. When it happens, I am hopeful that our Republican colleagues will resume working with us. And I talk to them. One of the places I told them to go in the gym, you know, when you're on that bike in your shorts panting away next to a Republican, a lot of the inhibitions come off.

That happened with Bush in 2005. It happened with Trump in 2017. When it happens, I am hopeful that our Republican colleagues will resume working with us. And I talk to them. One of the places I told them to go in the gym, you know, when you're on that bike in your shorts panting away next to a Republican, a lot of the inhibitions come off.

No. Let me tell you the little... I dealt with Biden and his staff often. And whenever I dealt with him, you know, the right wing was saying, oh, he's mentally declined. He wasn't. He had rational, good, strong conversations. Did he ramble from time to time? He's done that when I knew him when he was 45 years old. Did he sometimes forget a name? Who doesn't? But he was fine.

No. Let me tell you the little... I dealt with Biden and his staff often. And whenever I dealt with him, you know, the right wing was saying, oh, he's mentally declined. He wasn't. He had rational, good, strong conversations. Did he ramble from time to time? He's done that when I knew him when he was 45 years old. Did he sometimes forget a name? Who doesn't? But he was fine.

I didn't realize, I didn't, because of my dealings with him, we're just fine. And we worked on many things and had a lot of success. 2022 was regarded as one of the greatest legislative sessions we had. And we did it together, Senate and him, until the debate. And then I realized he couldn't win. Now, I did think the fact that he spoke lower a little bit and he walked slower,

I didn't realize, I didn't, because of my dealings with him, we're just fine. And we worked on many things and had a lot of success. 2022 was regarded as one of the greatest legislative sessions we had. And we did it together, Senate and him, until the debate. And then I realized he couldn't win. Now, I did think the fact that he spoke lower a little bit and he walked slower,

allowed the right wing to portray him incorrectly as, you know, not competent. But I didn't find that.

allowed the right wing to portray him incorrectly as, you know, not competent. But I didn't find that.

I can't give you the answer to that. When I dealt with him, he was fine.

I can't give you the answer to that. When I dealt with him, he was fine.

They're just BS. Just BS. There was no cover-up.

They're just BS. Just BS. There was no cover-up.

There are different polling numbers, you know, the exit polls. But most of them show, the ones that are most reliable show that still like, you know, a very high percentage, 70, something like that, of the Jews voted Democratic this year.

There are different polling numbers, you know, the exit polls. But most of them show, the ones that are most reliable show that still like, you know, a very high percentage, 70, something like that, of the Jews voted Democratic this year.

Some of the more vocal people are on the right, and the Republican Party has made an attempt to make Israel and even anti-Semitism a political issue, which is horrible for Israel. I told that to Netanyahu actually years ago, not to make it a political issue, but he did. He embraced Trump and did it.

Some of the more vocal people are on the right, and the Republican Party has made an attempt to make Israel and even anti-Semitism a political issue, which is horrible for Israel. I told that to Netanyahu actually years ago, not to make it a political issue, but he did. He embraced Trump and did it.

But I do think the progressive values of the Jewish people, the fact that we've been oppressed for so long, we've always had a sympathy for the underdog, that doesn't go away. Obviously, with the situation in Israel, there are some people who felt the Democrats weren't strong enough, but Biden was. He stuck by Israel very strongly, and most everyone recognizes that.