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Senator Chuck Schumer earned plenty of well-deserved backlash for attacking Republicans on coronavirus relief in a tweet lacking complete self-awareness.
The New York Democrat posted his complaint Thursday against President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers for delaying “help in this crisis,” referring to comments by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who said that Congress needs to “take a pause” before any more relief legislation is passed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“President Trump, Senator McConnell, & Republicans are saying we should delay more help in this crisis.” Schumer tweeted Thursday.
“Now they’re worried about the deficit all of a sudden when we’re talking about people and workers and families keeping a roof over their heads?” the Senate Minority Leader wrote, adding, “We have to act big and bold NOW.”
President Trump, Senator McConnell, & Republicans are saying we should delay more help in this crisis
Now they’re worried about the deficit all of a sudden when we’re talking about people and workers and families keeping a roof over their heads?
We have to act big and bold NOW
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 7, 2020
Schumer was schooled on social media after his rant about Republicans delaying aid, as he was reminded that it was clearly Democrats who dragged their feet and imposed conditions on passing the previous relief packages over and over again.
WILD gaslighting.
Democrats delayed the FIRST Coronavirus bill while the House voted on banning flavored tobacco.
Democrats delayed the CARES Act to try to force Green New Deal provisions into pandemic relief.
Democrats delayed Small Biz paychecks.. for no reason at all. https://t.co/29PK90yZGr
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) May 7, 2020
No. No more wasteful spending. Let the American people get back to work. Your political grandstanding is pathetic and should take a back seat. Check that: you take a seat and shut up.
— Mr. Will (@RoscoenOtis) May 7, 2020
Have you guys not been dragged enough for politicizing and delaying EVERY STEP of Coronavirus relief? pic.twitter.com/ed8CjFyqtK
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) May 7, 2020
Chuck should resign to help this crisis.
— Terry LEO (Ret) (@editor_wp) May 7, 2020
The tweet echoed complaints Schumer has been leveling against McConnell and the Trump administration this week, accusing Republicans of being the ones delaying aid to Americans suffering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
So many Americans are sick and dying. So many Americans are losing their jobs.
We can’t sit here, twiddle our thumbs, and wait like Senator McConnell seems to want. There are huge needs.
We have to act, and we have to go big and go bold.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 7, 2020
Sen. Schumer: “I am just appalled that Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and the president himself say ‘let’s wait back and see what’s happening maybe we don’t have to do anything…’ We need big, bold action.” pic.twitter.com/05sEiZMjNy
— The Hill (@thehill) May 7, 2020
“We need Franklin Rooseveltian-type action and we hope to take that in the House and Senate in a very big and bold way,” Schumer told MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle.
“We need big, bold action,” he said, adding that he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “are working very closely together on putting together a very strong plan, which you will hear shortly.”
Schumer was deservedly slammed for politicizing the pandemic once again, and accused of “more petty partisanship” by Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway.
“Who said ‘We didn’t want to do anything, we’ll just do nothing’. Who said that?” Conway asked in an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime.”
“The president has signed three consecutive [relief] packages into law the moment it has hit his desk,” she said. “The latest one has over $3 trillion in direct assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program that got a replenishment.”
“For Chuck Schumer to say that, they’re acting like it’s the impeachment all over again,” Conway said. “It’s the Russian collusion investigation, it’s the next partisan witch hunt. Instead of saying ‘Hey, it’s great that we’ve already helped tens of thousands of businesses, millions of Americans in direct aid.'”
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