President Donald Trump used a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to rip into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, mocking the longtime New York Democrat as a “Palestinian” who’s abandoned his Jewish identity.
The remarks came after a reporter praised Trump for his leadership during the devastating Central Texas floods.
Trump interrupted the question to take a direct jab at Schumer.
“I saw a Palestinian senator, his name is Schumer. He’s a great Palestinian. No, he’s a Palestinian. He’s become a Palestinian, he’s abandoned the Jews,” Trump said, prompting laughter from those in the room.
“But I saw him say, ‘It’s Trump’s fault. Yeah, yeah, that’s right. It’s Trump’s fault.’”
Trump: “I got a Palestinian senator.”
He’s not referring to Rashida Tlaib or Justin Amash — but to Democrat Chuck Schumer, accusing him of “abandoning the Jews.”#Trump #ChuckSchumer #Palestine #USPolitics pic.twitter.com/Ojnv4ViIiq— News Ware🌐 (@24Newsware) July 8, 2025
Trump also took a dig at Schumer by comparing him to the character of a pathological liar played by Jon Lovitz on “Saturday Night Live” throughout the 1980s.
“He was actually — did you ever see Jon Lovitz, The Liar?” Trump asked. “Where he goes, ‘Yeah, yeah, I went to Harvard. That’s right.’ Because this was Schumer.”
Trump continued the takedown by suggesting Schumer’s time in the Senate might be running out.
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“I actually saw that stupid guy try and blame it on me, and I said, ‘Man, that’s a tough one to take,’” Trump said.
“But his career is limited, because I hear AOC’s gonna beat him,” Trump added, referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of Schumer’s fellow New York Democrats and a potential threat to his seat.
“And she’s no bargain either, by the way,” Trump concluded.
The dig came just months after a poll found that Democratic voters in New York might agree that Ocasio-Cortez is a better choice to represent them in the Senate.
A March survey by Data for Progress found that 55 percent of likely Democratic voters in the state would support Ocasio-Cortez over Schumer.
Only 36 percent said they would vote to re-elect the Senate minority leader.
Schumer, first elected in 1998, has held his seat for more than a quarter-century.
He became the top Democrat in the chamber in 2017.
Ocasio-Cortez has not officially announced a primary challenge, but has repeatedly criticized Schumer for not going far enough to appease progressives.
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