Senator Jeanne Shaheen just threw the minority leader under the bus.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen revealed that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer knew the entire time about the plan for a few Democrats to capitulate to Republicans on the government shutdown.
Shaheen, one of the seven Democrats (and one independent) who dropped their demand for a guaranteed extension of Obamacare subsidies, spoke to Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade on Monday morning.
Aside from serving as further proof that the Democrats are failing to act as an opposition party in any meaningful way, Shaheen’s comments also reveal one of two possible scenarios. Either Schumer was scheming to end the shutdown behind the scenes, only pretending to be against it while pinning the blame on the eight people who aren’t up for reelection anytime soon, or he has no control over his party. Either way, it proves the need for Democrats to jettison the minority leader.
Huh, she went on Fox News to drop this? And late last night Ro Kahnna immediately started posting on X about Schumer needing to go? And he’s been on a press circuit all day since saying the same thing.
If there was anybody tied to this who had a history of using the press to spread narratives and help orchestrate coups, I would say this almost has all the normal markings of an orchestrated coup. Nobody immediately comes to mind though so, oh well.