{"id":564677,"date":"2021-06-15T15:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T19:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=564677"},"modified":"2021-06-15T15:07:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T19:07:24","slug":"the-media-immediately-forgave-chuck-schumer-for-saying-retarded-but-when-donald-trump-said-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-immediately-forgave-chuck-schumer-for-saying-retarded-but-when-donald-trump-said-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Media Immediately Forgave Chuck Schumer For Saying \u2018Retarded.\u2019 But When Donald Trump Said It\u2026"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fthe-media-immediately-forgave-chuck-schumer-for-saying-retarded-but-when-donald-trump-said-it%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=564677&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Schumer-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) triggered a national backlash after he referred to intellectually disabled children as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-democrat-senator-chuck-schumer-refers-to-homeless-kids-as-retarded-children?%3Futm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=dwtwitter\">retarded<\/a>\u201d on a podcast this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first was an assemblyman, they wanted to build a congregate living place for retarded children,\u201d Schumer said Sunday on the \u201c1 NYCHA\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1NYCHA\/videos\/1260655817683982\">podcast<\/a>. He went on to say he assured the neighborhood that the children were \u201charmless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cmentally retarded,\u201d introduced as a medical term in 1961, has since degenerated into an insult aimed at a person\u2019s intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe R-word is a form of hate speech,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialolympics.org\/stories\/impact\/why-the-r-word-is-the-r-slur\">explained<\/a> the Special Olympics. \u201cThose who use the R-word often do so with little regard for the pain it causes people with intellectual disabilities \u2014 and the exclusion it perpetuates in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Barack Obama struck the phrase from federal law in 2010. Most states, including New York, followed.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer\u2019s spokesman, Angelo Roefaro, apologized on his behalf, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/14\/chuck-schumer-apologizes-for-using-retarded-to-describe-disabled-children\/\">calling<\/a> the senator \u201can ardent champion for enlightened policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The media largely covered Schumer\u2019s apology, rather than his use of the offensive phrase. Politico originally ran the headline, \u201cSchumer uses outdated term for disabled children during housing interview\u201d \u2014 which it promptly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/06\/14\/schumer-outdated-term-disabled-children-494363\">updated<\/a> to \u201cSchumer apologizes after using outdated term \u2026.\u201d HuffPost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/chuck-schumer-retarded_n_60c86fbae4b007ebdfad8f5b\">led with the apology<\/a>. The Hill offered a more opaque headline yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/558432-schumer-apologizes-for-term-describing-developmentally-disabled-children\">reporting<\/a>, \u201cSchumer apologizes for term describing developmentally disabled children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many readers nationally would be perplexed about <em>why<\/em> Schumer is apologizing. Schumer\u2019s hometown newspaper, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Anytimes.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=y8zIYKe3CJO3tAaY7JbIDw&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Anytimes.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ7boBWKDFAWDaxwFoAXAAeACAAdABiAHJCZIBBTIuNi4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjnyJq3_5nxAhWTG80KHRi2BfkQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">New York Times<\/a>, has not carried a single story on either his remarks or his apology. Neither have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site:washingtonpost.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;source=lnt&#038;tbs=qdr:d&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjz_b-w_5nxAhUBB50JHawvDacQpwV6BAgBECE&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727\">The Washington Post<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Aapnews.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=Ps3IYMaWM5PStQb7tKDwDQ&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Aapnews.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ0rkBWJS-AWDhvgFoAXAAeACAAVyIAaEEkgEBN5gBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjGrbDu_5nxAhUTac0KHXsaCN4Q4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">Associated Press<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Aapnews.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=Ps3IYMaWM5PStQb7tKDwDQ&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Aapnews.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ0rkBWJS-AWDhvgFoAXAAeACAAVyIAaEEkgEBN5gBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjGrbDu_5nxAhUTac0KHXsaCN4Q4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">Reuters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Amsnbc.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=J83IYOGSPI6DtQb4y7OwCg&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Amsnbc.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ3xRYqRhgwhxoAHAAeACAAaACiAGSBZIBBTUuMC4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwihwr3j_5nxAhWOQc0KHfjlDKYQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">MSNBC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Acnn.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=5czIYMGnC5CPtAbYtbzQDQ&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Acnn.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQs3NYkXVg-XVoAXAAeACAAUqIAZkCkgEBNJgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiBrtDD_5nxAhWQB80KHdgaD9oQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Anbcnews.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=GM3IYPWnIYq6tAbI5oFw&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Anbcnews.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAxQAFgAYIc1aABwAHgAgAFyiAFykgEDMC4xmAEAqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwj1k4_c_5nxAhUKHc0KHUhzAA4Q4dUDCA0\">NBC News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Aabcnews.go.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=H83IYNTnO9u1tAbUyougCA&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Aabcnews.go.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQqBhYmzlg9DpoBHAAeAGAAXqIAZoHkgEEMTAuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiU89Tf_5nxAhXbGs0KHVTlAoQQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">ABC News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Acbsnews.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;tbs=qdr%3Ad&#038;ei=9MzIYMiCMIq3tAbAgI2IBA&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Acbsnews.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ7Z4BWPqmAWCXqAFoAXAAeACAAXqIAdgEkgEDNi4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjIzIjL_5nxAhWKG80KHUBAA0EQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">CBS News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Aaxios.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;ei=dc7IYOWbNJvctQbhmoZo&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Aaxios.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ0hNYuBhgmBloAHAAeAGAAcoBiAGHBZIBBTQuMS4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwilqteCgZrxAhUbbs0KHWGNAQ0Q4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">Axios<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=schumer+retarded+site%3Ahuffingtonpost.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;ei=Vs7IYOrTMsy1tAaWl7DwBg&#038;oq=schumer+retarded+site%3Ahuffingtonpost.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ-idYsCxg1y5oAHAAeACAAZsBiAHtBZIBAzYuMpgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjq1vHzgJrxAhXMGs0KHZYLDG4Q4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their coverage could hardly contrast more with the way they covered then-President Donald Trump in 2018, when unverified claims surfaced that he allegedly used the same phrase.<\/p>\n<p>When Bob Woodward\u2019s book Fear claimed without proof that Trump uttered the phrase in frustration against Attorney General Jeff Sessions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CNN called the same formulation \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/09\/04\/politics\/bob-woodward-donald-trump-jeff-sessions\/index.html\">shocking and profane<\/a>.\u201d The network claimed in a separate story that the two phrases Trump allegedly used against Sessions are \u201cthe most impactful epithet[s] you can throw at someone\u201d from the South, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/09\/05\/opinions\/jeff-sessions-dumb-southerners-opinion-bailey-intl\/index.html\">[t]his side of the n-word<\/a>\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>The Associated Press called Trump\u2019s use of the putative quotation \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2d14ce9650684632827d17fb61799625\">one of the more incendiary claims<\/a>\u201d in the book;<\/li>\n<li>Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-usa-trump-book-idUKKCN1LK2I1\">treated<\/a> the quotation as an example of how President \u201cTrump treated top aides with scorn\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Axios included the phrase in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/trump-responds-bob-woodward-book-fear-f5f9e37e-460e-4aa8-b8f7-ba59292707ab.html\">list<\/a> of alleged Trump insults;<\/li>\n<li>ABC News, which led with the quotation, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/bob-woodward-book-paints-portrait-chaotic-paranoid-white\/story?id=57594550\">said<\/a> that Woodward\u2019s book \u201cdepicts the president as angry, frustrated and paranoid\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Rubin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/opinions\/wp\/2018\/09\/05\/trumps-contempt-for-his-southern-base-finally-gets-gop-senators-riled-up\/\">wrote<\/a> in The Washington Post that the phrase demonstrated \u201cthe president\u2019s seething contempt for his base\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mike-pence-face-the-nation-woodward-book-fear-shows-a-complete-misunderstanding-of-how-this-white-house-works\/\">reported<\/a> that Woodward\u2019s book \u201cdescribes numerous cases of the president disparaging Cabinet members and senior staffers.\u201d CBS later posted the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-responds-to-bob-woodward-book-fear-trump-in-the-white-house-jeff-sessions\/\">denial<\/a> \u2014 after quoting the \u201cmentally retarded\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-continues-to-refute-woodward-book-new-york-times-op-ed\/\">comment<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/new-bob-woodward-book-fear-reveals-staff-dysfunction-at-trump-white-house\/\">four<\/a> separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/amid-woodward-outrage-trump-questions-if-libel-laws-need-changing\/\">stories<\/a>; and<\/li>\n<li>The New York Times mentioned the quotation in at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=trump+retarded+sessions+site%3Anytimes.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;biw=1421&#038;bih=727&#038;ei=lNLIYNDKC4WFtQanub2AAw&#038;oq=trump+retarded+sessions+site%3Anytimes.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQp80CWNXUAmC61QJoAXAAeACAAW-IAa0GkgEDOS4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjQ5Lb5hJrxAhWFQs0KHadcDzAQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">eight stories<\/a>, including one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/07\/us\/politics\/trump-dumb-southerner-retarded.html\">pushing back<\/a> against Trump\u2019s denial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rather than let the story go to waste, HuffPost noted that Trump\u2019s denial claimed he had never used the phrase before and then posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/donald-trump-mentally-retarded_n_5b90e35ee4b0cf7b003ca217\">video<\/a> of Trump using the phrase <em>years earlier<\/em> during an appearance on \u201cThe Howard Stern Show.\u201d\u00a0Conflating the two events, The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/video-surfaces-refuting-trumps-claim-that-hes-never-called-someone-retarded\/2018\/09\/06\/a436b202-b1d4-11e8-a20b-5f4f84429666_story.html%3foutputType=amp\">stated<\/a> that \u201cvideo and transcripts have surfaced proving the president wrong\u201d in the entirety of his denial. The Hill also <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/405349-resurfaced-video-shows-trump-using-retarded-despite-denial\">cited<\/a> the footage.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/whom-will-be-believed-trump-or-woodward-n906676\">dismissed<\/a> Trump\u2019s denials:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9.6387959866221\">\n<p><em>Trump\u2019s disdain for Sessions, so often articulated in his own Twitter feed, is as legendary as Woodward\u2019s ability to get everyone to talk. And Trump has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-mentally-retarded-sessions-1106074\">called people \u201cmentally retarded\u201d<\/a>\u00a0before. With that context, it isn\u2019t hard to believe he called Sessions a \u201cdumb Southerner,\u201d too.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/video-surfaces-refuting-trumps-claim-that-hes-never-called-someone-retarded\/2018\/09\/06\/a436b202-b1d4-11e8-a20b-5f4f84429666_story.html\">The Washington Post<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/07\/us\/politics\/trump-dumb-southerner-retarded.html\">New York Times<\/a> took the same line.<\/p>\n<p>The legacy media\u2019s concern marked a new approach to the public use of the term \u201cretarded,\u201d a term offensive to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialolympics.org\/about\/intellectual-disabilities\/what-is-intellectual-disability\">6.5 million<\/a> Americans who suffer from intellectual disabilities\/cognitive delays.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, self-help guru Deepak Chopra called Trump \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/deep-thinker-deepak-chopra-calls-trump-mentally-james-barrett\">emotionally retarded<\/a>,\u201d adding, \u201cMaybe he\u2019s mentally retarded, too.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Aapnews.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;ei=ceLIYLu9PJXVtAbGh7OwDg&#038;oq=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Aapnews.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ0iNYoj9ghEBoCnAAeACAAfEBiAHQCpIBBjE0LjEuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwj7uZ-KlJrxAhWVKs0KHcbDDOYQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Areuters.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;ei=euLIYN6cNZqttQbrrqmYBw&#038;oq=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Areuters.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQkA5YxBhgihtoA3AAeACAAVyIAaAFkgEBOZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjewb2OlJrxAhWaVs0KHWtXCnMQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">outlets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Awashingtonpost.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;ei=XOLIYIGSFc62tAanqaWoBA&#038;oq=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Awashingtonpost.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQsRhY7Sdg5ShoAXAAeACAAZ4BiAHMC5IBBDE1LjOYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6wAEB&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiBsPb_k5rxAhVOG80KHadUCUUQ4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">again<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;q=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site:nytimes.com&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;oe=UTF-8\">had<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Aabcnews.go.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;ei=buLIYOLNIpextQbt44D4BA&#038;oq=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Aabcnews.go.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQ2whYpxVg3BZoAXAAeACAAVaIAfgDkgEBN5gBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjivM6IlJrxAhWXWM0KHe0xAE8Q4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">no<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Anbcnews.com&#038;client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;ei=a-LIYJqnOMm3tQa5naVw&#038;oq=depak+chopra+trump+retarded+site%3Anbcnews.com&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQow5YhQ9g4xBoAXAAeACAAWeIAfYBkgEDMi4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjaiK2HlJrxAhXJW80KHblOCQ4Q4dUDCA0&#038;uact=5\">coverage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/fc2579d5-9681-4ebe-937f-18024934e87e\/v\">of<\/a> his offensive phrase.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) triggered a national backlash after he referred to intellectually disabled children as \u201cretarded\u201d on a podcast this weekend.\u201cWhen I first was an assemblyman, they &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280355,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Schumer-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"The Media Immediately Forgave Chuck Schumer For Saying \u2018Retarded.\u2019 But When Donald Trump Said It\u2026","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-564677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Schumer-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"The Media Immediately Forgave Chuck Schumer For Saying \u2018Retarded.\u2019 But When Donald Trump Said It\u2026","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564677","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=564677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}