Chuck Schumer: Trump's power is 'declining'
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that former president Donald Trump's power is "declining" during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that former president Trump's power is "declining" some but noted that he shouldn't be underestimated.
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist asked Schumer if the Republican Party is moving away from Trump and whether the Democratic Senate Majority Leader believed the GOP could move away from him. Geist noted that several of Trump's allies in the House ignored his support for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
"I think his power is declining some. But I wouldn’t underestimate him. The problem is in our primary votes, we don’t have the whole electorate voting," he said.
Schumer said Trump still has some strength in primary elections, but that polls showed some Republicans would prefer someone else.
Sen. Chuck Schumer joins the hosts of "Morning Joe" on Tuesday. (Screenshot/MSNBC/MorningJoe)
"He’s a danger to our democracy, but I do think that the Republican Party is in for a reckoning come the next year or so and it's not just Trump. Are they going to follow this MAGA-type proposals, which he originated and some are adopting, or are the going to go back to the more traditional Republican Party, conservative but not radical and not anti-democratic, small d," Schumer said.
Trump announced his 2024 presidential run after the midterm elections in November.
"Just as I promised in 2016, I am your voice. I am your voice. The Washington establishment wants to silence us, but we will not let them do that. What we have built together over the past six years is the greatest movement in history because it is not about politics. It's about our love for this great country, America, and we're not going to let it fail," Trump said during his announcement.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claps as the crowd cheers him on during a rally in Washington Township, Michigan, U.S. April 2, 2022. (REUTERS/Emily Elconin)
The former president endorsed McCarthy for Speaker and called on the twenty holdouts to "close the deal"
Trump's support for McCarthy did little to sway the twenty holdouts as Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., called him out for supporting McCarthy.
After finally winning Speaker, Schumer warned that McCarthy's "dream job" could turn into a nightmare.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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"Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s dream job could turn into a nightmare for the American people," Schumer said.
"To get the votes, he surrendered to demands of a fringe element of the Republican Party. Kevin McCarthy’s concessions to the extremists in his party make it far more likely that the MAGA Republican-controlled House will cause a government shutdown or a default with devastating consequences to our country," he continued.
Schumer also said Republicans would have to reach across the aisle and work with Democrats in order to get things done for the American people.
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