{"id":2402173,"date":"2025-02-13T08:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-introduces-his-own-whistleblower-portal-becomes-its-first-victim\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:46:44","slug":"schumer-introduces-his-own-whistleblower-portal-becomes-its-first-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-introduces-his-own-whistleblower-portal-becomes-its-first-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Introduces His Own Whistleblower Portal, Becomes Its First Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-introduces-his-own-whistleblower-portal-becomes-its-first-victim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent actions of Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer in response to investigations by Elon\u2064 Musk and his team into government \u2064waste and misconduct. In an effort to push back \u200bagainst rising scrutiny \u2063and calls for \u200dgovernment reform, schumer \u200bannounced \u2062the creation of a\u200c whistleblower portal for federal employees to report issues like corruption and threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-d-c-mayor-extends-emergency-declaration-for-15-days\/\" title=\"Washington, D.C. mayor extends emergency declaration for 15 days\">public safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though, this initiative met \u2062with irony\u2062 when \u2063allies of Trump\u2063 used the portal to report Schumer&#8217;s own past threatening comments directed at Supreme Court\u2062 Justices Gorsuch \u200dand Kavanaugh, concerning\u2063 their potential rulings\u2063 on abortion. Chief \u2064Justice John Roberts condemned Schumer&#8217;s\u200b remarks as inappropriate \u2062and dangerous. The \u200carticle highlights the backlash against Schumer&#8217;s whistleblower program, as many users \u2063took \u200bto it to \u2063file complaints \u200bagainst him, including instances of \u200dperceived abuse of \u2062power and wasteful\u200d spending. the article suggests that Democrats, including Schumer, are struggling to counter the \u2063demand\u200c for reform and maintain their relevance among the \u2064public.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats have been in a panic over Elon Musk and his team of Gen Z lieutenants tearing through the federal records, searching out waste, fraud, and abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maxine-waters-faces-off-trump-admin-guard-prepared-stay-night-guess-yeah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesting<\/a> and whining, the Democrats do not have many plays left to slow down the political momentum of President Donald Trump and his allies exposing the drastic need for government reform.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/letter-schumer-just-got-trumps-doj-probably-asked-biden-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Schumer<\/a>, a Democrat from New York, nevertheless took a stab at mounting more opposition on Monday by creating a whistleblower line for federal employees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, I&rsquo;m calling on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guest-op-ed-by-representative-gus-bilirakis-r-fl-12\/\" title=\"Guest Op-Ed by Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12)\">brave public servants<\/a>,&rdquo; he posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m launching a new portal for anyone who wants to expose corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety with the legal protections of being a whistleblower.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, I&rsquo;m calling on our brave public servants:<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m launching a new portal for anyone who wants to expose corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety with the legal protections of being a whistleblower.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pjm1tb4VDt\">https:\/\/t.co\/pjm1tb4VDt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1888928794498454003?\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The snitch line asked the federal employees to name the agency in which they purportedly witnessed retaliation, wasteful spending, fraud, or criminal activity, then describe the conduct.<\/p>\n<p>But several allies of Trump used this helpful new tool to expose an example of a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckerberg-admits-bidens-own-damning-actions-on-facebook-and-they-could-sink-kamala-harris\/\" title=\"Zuckerberg Admits Biden&#039;s Own Damning Actions on Facebook, And They Could Sink Kamala Harris\">public safety&#038;rdquo<\/a>; threat infamously made by none other than Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>At a pro-abortion protest five years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-humiliates-touch-chuck-schumer-mexican-beer-stunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumer<\/a> offered a thinly veiled threat against conservative members of the Supreme Court over their potential decisions against the murder of preborn babies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won&rsquo;t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions,&rdquo; Schumer said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/03\/04\/politics\/schumer-roberts-threats-supreme-court\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts, therefore, offered a very rare rebuke of those remarks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-democrats-who-could-be-impeached-by-their-own-standards\/\" title=\"7 ... Who Could Be Impeached By Their Own Standards\">threatening statements<\/a> of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts was correct. Just a few years later, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, several conservative members had their homes picketed by pro-abortion zealots.<\/p>\n<p>Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist, therefore used the snitch line to report the remarks from Schumer under the category of &ldquo;retaliation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you. I just filed mine: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nd6eNSy5bz\">pic.twitter.com\/nd6eNSy5bz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1889060063014420915?\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Other users quoted the remarks in the snitch line and asked Democrats to address the threats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just submitted a complaint,&rdquo; one commenter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeftismForU\/status\/1889108158154752116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, citing the threats and several other questionable actions from Schumer. &ldquo;I hope you guys actually do your jobs and address it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Id like to report Chuck Schumer for threatening sitting Supreme Court Justices,&rdquo; another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/1889005112603115521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>. &ldquo;Its all on video.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A third even d &ldquo;an abuse of power and a threat to public safety&rdquo; in the form of a picture that infamously showed Schumer grilling some incredibly unappetizing burgers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I would like to report an abuse of power and a threat to public safety. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MNLTmbjT1j\">pic.twitter.com\/MNLTmbjT1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallStreetMav\/status\/1889054276711813200?\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Schumer clearly has not realized that even though there may be some federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bondi-feds-blocking-doge-audits-afraid-find\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bureaucrats<\/a> who appreciate the snitch line, the vast majority of Americans do not.<\/p>\n<p>They especially do not appreciate the rampant abuse of power and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sends-doge-pentagon-usaid-bigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wasting<\/a> of their taxpayer dollars on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">silly leftist pet projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats like Schumer resist efforts toward government reform, they will only lose even more relevance among the American people.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, he released the whirlwind, and he will pay the price.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Aside from complaining and protesting, they have few strategies left to counter the political momentum of President Donald Trump and his supporters who are highlighting the urgent need for government reform. On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted to bolster opposition by launching a whistleblower portal for federal employees. He urged public servants to report corruption and abuses of power while ensuring legal protections as whistleblowers. However, some Trump allies used this new tool to highlight Schumer&#8217;s own past threats against conservative Supreme Court justices during a pro-abortion protest five years ago. Chief Justice John Roberts condemned Schumer&#8217;s remarks as dangerous, which later led to protests at the homes of conservative justices after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Mollie Hemingway reported Schumer\u2019s comments through the whistleblower line as retaliation, prompting others to submit complaints about his threats as well. Despite some bureaucrats supporting the snitch line, most Americans disapprove of government overreach and wasteful spending on leftist initiatives; thus Democrats like Schumer risk losing relevance among voters by resisting calls for reform<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chuck-Schumer-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9515,4411,14057],"class_list":["post-2402173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-portal","tag-schumer","tag-whistleblower"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chuck-Schumer-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402178,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402173\/revisions\/2402178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}