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(146,603 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:13 AM Jan 9

Scoop: Schumer's plan to fire back at MAGA nominees

Source: Axios

12 hours ago

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is privately pressing his senators to create fireworks when they question President-elect Trump's nominees in the coming weeks, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: "Republicans spent four years attacking the Democratic brand and we need to use the hearings to begin returning the favor," Schumer told his top committee Democrats in a meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

Schumer told the Democratic caucus in a lunch on Tuesday that they should grill Trump nominees on the MAGA agenda, and what they say it means for the American people.

The big picture: Schumer reminded senators that they have an opportunity to seize the narrative from a GOP that is convinced the public is on its side on the economy, the border and cultural issues.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/08/schumer-senate-nominees-trump

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Scoop: Schumer's plan to fire back at MAGA nominees (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 9 OP

They need to air the candidates dirty laundry Owens Jan 9 #1

"attacking the Democratic brand" "returning the favor" Prairie Gates Jan 9 #2

TY Kick for Sen Schumer Cha Jan 9 #3

Like the idea... long overdue! slightlv Jan 9 #4

But I hope Fetterman is listening Butterflylady Jan 9 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Jan 9 #6

Rubio will sail with 90+ votes Polybius Jan 10 #10

"Privately pressing his senators to create fireworks" Delmette2.0 Jan 9 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Delmette2.0 Jan 9 #8

Why wait? Gabbard likes dictators who gas innocent people! RFK killed Samoan children! Attack! Attack! Attack! jvill Jan 10 #9

I say no confirmation without thorough background check pfitz59 Jan 10 #11

Owens

(396 posts)

1. They need to air the candidates dirty laundry

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 11:15 AM

Jan 9

Payback for Hunter Biden

Prairie Gates

(3,906 posts)

2. "attacking the Democratic brand" "returning the favor"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 11:19 AM

Jan 9

I'm sorry, but they need to put the whole Democratic Senate Caucus in a room and teach them how to use language effectively. This is terrible stuff. Schumer is bad at this. Get somebody on the damn mic who is good at it. I'm so fucking sick of this.

Cha

(306,795 posts)

3. TY Kick for Sen Schumer

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 01:24 PM

Jan 9

slightlv

(4,698 posts)

4. Like the idea... long overdue!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:01 PM

Jan 9

But they better take debate and language skills workshops from now til then. We have very few effective speakers. I can name them on two hands and have fingers left over.