cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42579679
Jon Queally
Feb 02, 2026Progressive critics of Senate Minority Chuck Schumer had fresh reasons to speak out Sunday after the powerful New York Democrat said that “one of many of [his] jobs” in the US Senate was to fight for ongoing taxpayer-funded military and financial assistance to the Israeli government, a position that has been the focus of growing protest among rank-and-file party members and the public at large in the face of Israel’s brutal genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza.
“I have many jobs as [Senate] leader… and one is to fight for aid to Israel — all the aid that Israel needs,” Schumer said at a gathering of Jewish leaders and community members in New York on Sunday.
According to Jacob Kornbluh, who provided footage of the remarks while reporting for The Forward, Schumer told the audience that his support for Jewish security funding will only continue growing under his leadership, calling it his “baby.”
He’s incredibly unpopular with his constituents
It’s Zionist lobbies that have paid him over 1.7 million
YOU were the one falsely claiming that he was funding Israel’s genocide because of the the Jewish population of NY
Idk if you already knew and were just engaging to fight the anti-semitism, but “follow the money” especially in reference to “the rich ones (Jews)” is literal neo-nazi dogwhistling. Just pointing out that you won’t get anywhere productive with that one unless you plan on using a loaded gun as your primary means of communication.