Are Chuck Schumer And Donald Trump Striking Up A Bromance?
President Trump and Senator Chuck Schumer have for a change decided to say positive things about each other – in a possible sign of a warming relationship between Senate Democrats and the White House.
“He seemed super upbeat,” one Capitol Hill staffer told Politico, referring to Trump’s response after cutting a debt limit deal with Schumer and House minority leader Nancy Pelosi. He was also said to celebrate the positive coverage the deal had generated, telling Pelosi in a phone call, “the press has been incredible.”
Trump shocked congressional Republicans and Democrats this week when he sided with Democrats on the raising of the debt ceiling over the leaders of his own party – arguing that the debt limit should be raised for three months and paired with relief for Hurricane Harvey victims.
Trump gushed to reporters about the new-found comity with Schumer, telling them: “I think we will have a different relationship than we’ve been watching over the last number of years. I hope so.”
When Trump first took office, insiders believed he might hit it off with Schumer, who has a reputation as a dealmaker. But that proved shortlived amid a string of White House blunders.
Contact Daniel J. Solomon at [email protected] or on Twitter @DanielJSolomon
I hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s award-winning journalism this Passover.
In this age of misinformation, our work is needed like never before. We report on the news that matters most to American Jews, driven by truth, not ideology.
At a time when newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall. That means for the first time in our 126-year history, Forward journalism is free to everyone, everywhere. With an ongoing war, rising antisemitism, and a flood of disinformation that may affect the upcoming election, we believe that free and open access to Jewish journalism is imperative.
Readers like you make it all possible. Right now, we’re in the middle of our Passover Pledge Drive and we still need 300 people to step up and make a gift to sustain our trustworthy, independent journalism.
Make a gift of any size and become a Forward member today. You’ll support our mission to tell the American Jewish story fully and fairly.
— Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Publisher and CEO
Join our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
Only 300 more gifts needed by April 30