Nancy Pelosi was once Chuck Schumer’s most reliable ally.
That’s not the case anymore.
And Nancy Pelosi picked this startling fight with Chuck Schumer.
As Conservative Reboot reports:
Chuck Schumer is Taking Criticism from All Sides
Chuck Schumer has become the scapegoat for a lot of the woes of the Democratic Party lately, something he must not be happy about at all.
He will be even less happy to see his colleague Nancy Pelosi piling on and taking potshots at him as well, siding with the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez against him.
Schumer, according to his critics, did not “fight” hard enough against Trump during the government shutdown drama in Congress.
His critics felt that he squandered a useful bargaining chip in an attempt to appease Trump.
Of course, the most likely answer is that he just didn’t want a government shutdown to happen, but that would be letting facts get in the way of conspiracy theories.
Pelosi feels that Schumer gave away the whole farm for absolutely nothing.
And she is not hesitating to criticize him publicly for what she feels is a betrayal of the interests of her party.
Nancy Pelosi Joins the Pile-On of Schumer
According to Politico, “Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered a sharp critique of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday, suggesting he had forfeited a crucial bargaining chip by allowing a vote on Republicans’ government funding bill.”
“Pelosi — who spoke during an event to oppose House Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid — said she still supports Schumer, her longtime ally who’s come under fire from within his own party in recent days over his decision to allow the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown through last Friday.
“But Pelosi, in response to a question, suggested that if Schumer hadn’t cleared the way, it would have given Democrats more leverage to fight proposed cuts to Medicaid and other social safety-net programs.”
Despite her protestations that she still supports Schumer, that is going to be little comfort for Schumer or his allies.
Pelosi is probably still the most powerful person in the Democratic Party, almost by default as there are no other options, and being attacked by her stings.
Here is what she said: “I myself don’t give away anything for nothing. I think that’s what happened the other day.”
It is interesting that she phrased that the way she did, as it suggests that she still has a controlling influence within the leadership of the House caucus of the Democratic Party.
Pelosi nominally stepped down from leadership a few years ago and handed the proverbial baton to Hakeem Jeffries, who is now the House minority leader.
But Pelosi still seems to have quite a bit of influence, maybe even more than Jeffries, which raises questions about who’s really running the show.
Now she is criticizing Schumer and comparing it to her own leadership, even though she technically doesn’t hold a position of leadership.
Schumer is not going to be happy to receive this type of criticism from a figure like Pelosi and it’s going to sting very badly.
