<p>Democrats in Congress are starting to openly talk about Senate Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chuck-schumer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) stepping aside from his top perch in the upper chamber.</p>
<p>The New York Democrat is facing blowback after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-clears-key-hurdle-to-avert-shutdown-after-schumer-surrenders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused</a> to vote in favor of blocking a Republican-backed stopgap bill to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-officially-sends-funding-bill-to-trumps-desk-after-dems-cave" target="_blank" rel="noopener">avert</a> a partial government shutdown last week and provide funds to various federal agencies through September 30.</p>
<p>&#8220;It may be time for the Senate Democrats to pick new leadership,&#8221; Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) <a href="https://x.com/HowardMortman/status/1902357548855869682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a town hall on Tuesday.</p>
<p>During a different event, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) nodded and said &#8220;yes&#8221; when asked whether Schumer should &#8220;retire or step down,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/19/chuck-schumer-house-democrat-calls-step-down" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>.</p>
<p>They join liberal groups that had already begun to push for Schumer to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/15/dem-group-calls-schumer-step-down-minority-leader-spending-bill-vote-00232194" target="_blank" rel="noopener">step down</a> as Senate minority leader in response to his decision not to stymie the Republican funding patch.</p>
<p>Schumer warned that a shutdown would empower President Donald Trump to keep cutting programs as part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort led by Elon Musk.</p>
<p>But not everyone bought Schumer&#8217;s argument: some Democrats have chided the Senate minority leader over the view that he abdicated to Republicans, but have not gone quite so far as to call for his ouster.</p>
<p>&#8220;I myself don’t give away anything for nothing, and I think that&#8217;s what happened the other day,&#8221; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) <a href="https://x.com/EmmaVigeland/status/1902154540775821319" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during an event on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Still, both Pelosi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/mkraju/status/1902020041144521045" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> that they <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1902107816908963997" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have</a> confidence in Schumer, although the latter initially <a href="https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1900607500472275423" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hesitated</a> to do so.</p>
<p>Eight other Democrats and one independent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-clears-key-hurdle-to-avert-shutdown-after-schumer-surrenders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banded</a> with Schumer in voting to overcome the filibuster threshold on the Republican continuing resolution. Democrats did get votes on some <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-officially-sends-funding-bill-to-trumps-desk-after-dems-cave" target="_blank" rel="noopener">amendments</a> that were ultimately rejected.</p>
<p>Joining ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; on Tuesday, Schumer took a defiant stance when co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin asked whether it might be time for him to step aside as President Joe Biden did in the 2024 election.</p>
<p>&#8220;I should be the leader,&#8221; Schumer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-think-you-caved-schumer-gets-an-absolute-grilling-on-the-view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a>, adding that he is &#8220;known&#8221; to be good with elections and has &#8220;a lot of talent&#8221; in orchestrating messaging strategies.</p>

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