{"id":2414915,"date":"2025-03-25T08:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumers-survival-struggle-spotlights-battles-to-come-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:19:07","slug":"schumers-survival-struggle-spotlights-battles-to-come-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumers-survival-struggle-spotlights-battles-to-come-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer&#8217;s survival struggle spotlights battles to come with Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fschumers-survival-struggle-spotlights-battles-to-come-with-trump%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=2414915&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>Teh article discusses the challenges facing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as he navigates internal pressures from within the Democratic Party, particularly following his decision to collaborate with Republicans to prevent a government shutdown. Schumer is striving to regain the trust of his party members, some of whom have called for his ouster. The incoming weeks are critical for him as congressional Republicans aim to push through a budget agenda linked to former President Donald Trump, which may further test Democratic unity. <\/p>\n<p>Despite some dissenting voices, Schumer has maintained that he will not step down and emphasized the need for the Democratic caucus to present a united front. Senators, like Chris Murphy and John Hickenlooper, have echoed that the party must focus on creating positive momentum rather then seeking leadership changes. As the Democrats grapple with limited power in the Senate, the stakes are high for Schumer, and their strategy moving forward is still uncertain.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schumer&rsquo;s survival struggle spotlights high-stakes battles to come with Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2042640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chuck Schumer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) will be under the microscope as he fights to regain the trust of his members while also seeking to stonewall President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3356766\/house-gop-challenges-senate-trump-budget-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Donald Trump&rsquo;s policy agenda\"> Donald Trump&rsquo;s policy agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Returning from a weeklong recess that included calls from some in the party for Schumer&rsquo;s ouster over siding with Republicans to avert a government shutdown, Senate Democrats are eager to turn the page on a divisive saga. However, they warned that a major course correction in strategy is needed to present a unified front.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3357616\/social-security-reform-debate-capitol-hill\/\">Social Security reform debate takes center stage on Capitol Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3357671\/republicans-jump-start-budget-talks-eye-april-breakthrough\/\">Republicans jump-start budget talks with eye on April breakthrough<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3357632\/soda-companies-push-back-maha-cut-food-stamps\/\">Soda companies push back against MAHA efforts to cut them out of food stamps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We need to be an opposition movement, not the minority party,&rdquo; Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said. &ldquo;Good oppositions are not in disagreement with each other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&rsquo;s job appears relatively safe &mdash; at least for now. <\/p>\n<p>He was unanimously elected by the caucus in December to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-readies-vote-to-codify-same-sex-marriage\/\" title=\"... Readies Vote to Codify Same Sex Marriage\">remain party leader<\/a>, a role he&rsquo;s held since 2017. It would take a majority to forcibly remove the 74-year-old from his post, and Democrats lack a natural successor, with other aging leadership members in their 70s and 80s.<\/p>\n<p>However, as congressional Republicans look for a legislative breakthrough in the coming weeks on a Trump-inspired budget bill, Schumer will quickly be put to the test again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s a great time to be going around and saying, &lsquo;Ditch this person,&rsquo; or &lsquo;Get that person.&rsquo; There&rsquo;s time for that [later],&rdquo; Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Right now, I feel we&rsquo;ve got to reorient everybody and say, &lsquo;We need positive energy,&rsquo; that we can turn this ship, and we can deliver things that people care about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats admittedly don&rsquo;t yet know what their path forward looks like with limited power in the minority, even with the 60-vote filibuster. They&rsquo;ll meet Tuesday during lunch for the first time as a caucus since the party ruptured over Schumer and nine other Senate Democrats earlier this month helping Republicans advance a government funding bill. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans&rsquo; budget process, known as reconciliation, can clear Congress with a simple majority and won&rsquo;t require the help of Democrats, all but entirely diminishing their ability to derail the GOP&rsquo;s plans. However, Republicans will need the help of Democrats on various other policy matters in the coming months, including raising the debt ceiling, likely sometime in the summer, and passing legislation to fund the government by Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer said over the weekend that he has no intentions of relinquishing his post, a defensive posture he&rsquo;s been forced to strike in the face of resignation calls from House Democrats and outside activist groups.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to a reporter near the Senate chamber as the Senate works to avert a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumers-grip-on-new-york-loosens-under-trump-2-0\/\" title=\"...\u2019s grip on New York loo...s under ... 2.0\">partial government shutdown ahead<\/a> of the midnight deadline at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not stepping down,&rdquo; Schumer said on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Democrat went on to distance his situation with the Democratic Party revolt against former President Joe Biden before he ultimately dropped his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did this out of conviction. And in my caucus, we have a disagreement as to why some people voted one way, and some people voted the other. But we&rsquo;ve all agreed to respect each other because each side saw why the other side felt so strongly about it,&rdquo; Schumer said of the government funding episode. &ldquo;I believe, by 2026, the Republicans in the House and Senate will feel like they&rsquo;re rats on a sinking ship because we have so gone after Trump and all the horrible things he&rsquo;s doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All of the explicit calls within Congress for Schumer to step aside have come from House Democrats. However, there&rsquo;s been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3348818\/democrats-silence-backing-schumer-trump-funding-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deafening silence<\/a> from some in the Senate on their faith in Schumer and eyebrow-raising comments from others, such as Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">told town hall attendees<\/a> last week it was &ldquo;important for people to know when it&rsquo;s time to go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220424\/how-democrats-can-adjust-to-avoid-future-defeats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DEMOCRATS WEIGH CHANGE IN STRATEGY TO AVOID MIDTERM AND 2028 DEFEATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), who was adamant about his confidence in Schumer, suggested those in the House fueling resignation calls were operating outside of their appropriate political lanes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not aware of my [House] colleagues voting for the leader of the Senate, the same way that senators don&rsquo;t vote for the speaker of the House,&rdquo; Lujan told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2042640\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2042640\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schumer&#8217;s challenges highlight upcoming high-stakes conflicts with Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2414916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/schumer-survival-spotlights-high-stakes-policy-fights.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52059,52058,4411,52057,3634],"class_list":["post-2414915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressional-challenges","tag-political-battles","tag-schumer","tag-survival-struggle","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/schumer-survival-spotlights-high-stakes-policy-fights.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414915","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414915"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414919,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414915\/revisions\/2414919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}