Chuck Schumer’s retirement announcement is dropping jaws
Schumer has fallen out of favor with the Left. This could finally be the end.
And now Chuck Schumer’s retirement announcement is dropping jaws.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is caught in a storm of dissent after backing a six-month spending bill to dodge a government shutdown last week—a move that’s sparked a mutiny within his ranks and drawn sharp-eyed scrutiny from Republicans pointing fingers at George Soros’ influence.
The drama’s unfolding fast, with a Soros-funded activist group fanning the flames.
A Soros-Backed Push Against Schumer
Indivisible, a grassroots powerhouse bankrolled to the tune of $7.6 million by Soros’ Open Society Foundations since 2017, is spearheading the revolt. The group’s demanding Schumer’s exit, even hosting a virtual shindig this Saturday where activists will pen “happy retirement” cards for the 74-year-old Brooklyn Democrat.
“Senator Schumer should step aside as leader. Every Democrat in the Senate should call for him to do so, and begin making plans for new leadership immediately,” co-executive director Ezra Levin declared post-vote. He lambasted Schumer for squandering a “rare, precious point of leverage,” accusing him of leading “the charge to wave the white flag of surrender” on the spending fight.
Republicans are pouncing. “The Democrats will have an important question to answer in the coming days: Who actually leads their party — Schumer or Soros?” a Trump White House official mused to the New York Post.
NRCC spokeswoman Emily Tuttle piled on: “Democrats are eating their own — selling out to the far-left crazies and mega-donors who are funding clown show protests across the country. It’s painfully obvious that George Soros doesn’t believe that ‘Leaders’ [Hakeem] Jeffries or Schumer have the backbone to lead.” Indivisible, boasting 1,600 local chapters and 10 paid staffers, hasn’t clarified how much sway its big donors hold over moves like this.
Protests and Power Plays
The rebellion’s rippling outward, with Indivisible rallying activists to crash at least 17 town halls in Democratic districts, pressing lawmakers on Schumer’s future. So far, the campaign’s gained little traction—Schumer’s holding firm, insisting the shutdown dodge was an “awful choice” worth making.
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) dodged a direct jab at a Wednesday town hall, saying only, “it’s important for people to know when it’s time to go.” Meanwhile, the group’s also targeting Elon Musk’s government efficiency cuts, dangling $200 reimbursements for “Musk or Us” protests against his federal overhaul.
“This week, we have watched Democrats partner with radical activist groups organizing Soros-funded demonstrations across the country, vandalizing property at Tesla dealerships, and now setting their sights on ousting the leader of their party,” the White House official said.
“With no coherent message, they’ve rallied around the same radical-left lunatics that were loudly rejected by the American people in November.” Indivisible’s dual-front war—against Schumer and Musk—has Republicans crowing about Democratic disarray.
Deflections and Denials
A source tied to Alex Soros, now steering his father’s fortune, pushed back, telling the New York Post the family’s neutral on Schumer—calling the GOP’s Soros obsession a “daydream of the hard right.”
The source flipped the script, noting Musk’s own tangles with Republicans: “The Republicans have lost their party to tech billionaires who have finally cracked the GOP code. Keeping the focus on George Soros is catnip to keep everyday Republicans distracted with what’s really going on with tech billionaires: they’re in the hard drive of the GOP.”
Schumer’s camp stayed mum, and neither Indivisible nor Open Society Foundations answered queries, leaving the clash to simmer as Democrats grapple with who’s really calling the shots.
