Critics of Schumer’s leadership took his comments Sunday as yet more confirmation that his relentless and unquestioning support for Israel—despite the genocide in Gaza, the enormous drop in public support for US support of the Israeli government’s policies—as a sign that he remains far out of step with the general public and party membership, especially younger Democrats.
This is like seeing someone pin someone down and violently choking them to death, then saying “hey their arms have got to be sore! We need to help them strangle that person who can’t fight back!”