{"id":2511260,"date":"2025-11-16T20:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumers-handling-of-shutdown-is-final-straw-khanna-says\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T20:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:45:26","slug":"schumers-handling-of-shutdown-is-final-straw-khanna-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumers-handling-of-shutdown-is-final-straw-khanna-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer&#8217;s handling of shutdown is &#8216;final straw,&#8217; Khanna says"},"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-handling-of-shutdown-is-final-straw-khanna-says%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=2511260&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>rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has publicly called for the replacement of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), criticizing Schumer&#8217;s leadership during the recent government shutdown. Khanna argued that Schumer no longer inspires confidence, lacks boldness, and is out of touch with grassroots Democrats. While acknowledging Schumer&#8217;s effective leadership earlier in the Biden administration, Khanna highlighted several issues, including Schumer&#8217;s stance on healthcare and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-snubs-gop-leaders-on-new-iran-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Snubs GOP Leaders on New Iran Diplomacy\">foreign policy matters<\/a> such as Iraq and Gaza. Khanna did not endorse a specific successor but praised Senators Chris Murphy, Cory Booker, Brian Schatz, and Elizabeth Warren as potential leaders. the shutdown saw eight Democratic senators break ranks to vote with Republicans to end the stalemate, a move that drew mixed reactions within the party. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump also criticized Schumer&#8217;s handling of the shutdown, claiming Schumer had &#8220;lost his talent.&#8221;  <\/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\">Khanna says Schumer&rsquo;s handling of shutdown is &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-is-investigating-the-shooting-involving-trump-as-kimberly-cheatle-faces-mounting-pressure\/\" title=\"Congress is investigating the shooting involving Trump as Kimberly Cheatle faces mounting pressure\">final straw&#038;rsquo<\/a>; for his leadership<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2401815\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) reiterated his call to replace Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) on Sunday, saying &ldquo;out loud&rdquo; what he claimed most people want out of Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna is among those advocating new leadership in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\">Senate<\/a> following the handling of the shutdown by Senate Democrats, which saw eight lawmakers in Schumer&rsquo;s caucus join Republicans to advance legislation reopening the government. While Schumer was not among those to jump across the aisle and break the over 40-day stalemate, he is facing criticism from some Democratic lawmakers and  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3886504\/activists-demand-schumer-resignation-hand-delivered-petition-dc-office\/\">progressive activists<\/a> for his leadership during the shutdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3888744\/scalise-congress-debate-trump-2000-tariff-rebates\/\">Scalise says Congress to have &#8216;robust debate&#8217; over Trump&#8217;s $2,000 tariff rebates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3888716\/massie-trump-investigation-epstein-files\/\">Massie says Trump investigating Epstein &#8216;hoax&#8217; a &#8216;last-ditch effort&#8217; to stop release of files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3888688\/mtg-trump-maga-movement-epstein-israel\/\">MTG questions if Trump still represents MAGA movement, weighs Epstein as Israeli asset<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Khanna said Schumer led well during the Biden administration, but the question now is what the future of the Democratic Party will look like, and most don&rsquo;t believe Schumer is going to be &ldquo;effective&rdquo; going forward.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t inspire confidence, he&rsquo;s not bold, he&rsquo;s out of touch with the grassroots. He&rsquo;s someone who cheer-led us into the war in Iraq. He doesn&rsquo;t have the moral clarity on Gaza. He couldn&rsquo;t say Mamdani&rsquo;s name. And this was the final straw where he was not strong on fighting for healthcare,&rdquo; Khanna said on NBC News&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3237688&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1ec9bfc9f1275cc85fa425874073d22b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Khanna didn&rsquo;t endorse any possible replacements for Senate minority leader, but did call Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) a &ldquo;top leader.&rdquo; He also called Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) &ldquo;dynamic&rdquo; leaders, and he appreciates Sen. Elizabeth Warren&rsquo;s (D-MA) &ldquo;ideology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3888654\/peter-laffin-voters-forget-shutdown-midterms\/\"><strong>PETER LAFFIN SUGGESTS VOTERS WILL FORGET ABOUT SHUTDOWN BY MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said early last week that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3882105\/trump-republicans-broke-schumer-shutdown-deal\/\">Republicans &ldquo;broke&rdquo; Schumer<\/a> in this shutdown, saying he believed the New York Democrat &ldquo;went too far.&rdquo; He added that Schumer used to be &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pretty talented guy&#038;rdquo<\/a>; but has since &ldquo;lost his talent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) was among the eight Democratic senators who joined Republicans in ending the shutdown impasse and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3888756\/tim-kaine-criticism-democrats-shutdown-vote\/\">defended<\/a> that decision on Sunday, saying he has received &ldquo;great feedback&rdquo; from his constituents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Khanna calls Schumer&#8217;s shutdown handling the &#8216;final straw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2511261,"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\/11\/ap-khanna-and-schumer-e1763342396738.jpg?1763313533&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39629,12748,35795,4411,3740],"class_list":["post-2511260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-government-shutdown","tag-khanna","tag-political-criticism","tag-schumer","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ap-khanna-and-schumer-e1763342396738.jpg?1763313533&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511260","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2511260"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2511264,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511260\/revisions\/2511264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2511261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2511260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2511260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2511260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}