President Donald Trump said that he expects Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will retire because he doesn\u2019t believe the senator can win in a primary. <\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s comments come as he\u2019s sparred with Schumer and other Democratic leaders like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., over a partial government shutdown that has continued into its ninth day Thursday. <\/p>\n
As a result, Trump said that Schumer and Jeffries are ‘holding the entire federal government hostage.’ However, Trump noted other Democrats like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said just before the shutdown that Republicans can come to her office and negotiate anytime. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
‘She’s taking Hakeem Jeffries\u2019 place, and Schumer’s afraid that she’s gonna run against him. And right now, I don’t know, it can change. Life is crazy, right?’ Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday. ‘But, right now, I don’t think he can beat anybody. So he’ll lose in a primary. I would say he’ll retire before he loses in a primary. I think Schumer is going to retire, because he can\u2019t beat anybody, his polls are so bad.’ <\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s comments also come just after Axios reported in September that Ocasio-Cortez is laying the groundwork for a Senate or presidential run in 2028. <\/p>\n
Schumer’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the White House has been at odds with Congressional Democrats over the lapse in funding leading to a government shutdown. While Republicans claim that Democrats were the ones who started the shutdown because they’ve failed to back a stopgap funding bill, Democrats have pinned the blame on Republicans who control both the House and Senate. <\/p>\n
Schumer, in particular, has come under fire from the White House, especially after Schumer told Punchbowl News that conditions improve for Democrats each day the shutdown continues. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
‘Every day gets better for us,’ Schumer told the outlet Wednesday.<\/p>\n
In response, Trump said that Schumer was not acting on behalf of the American people. <\/p>\n
‘This is a confession that he’s acting not to serve the people, but to serve the partisan interests of his party,’ Trump said at the Cabinet meeting. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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