First Democrat Rep Publicly Calls For Party To Sack Schumer As Leader

Democratic Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey called for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership on Tuesday.

Ivey’s comments come as Schumer faces widespread anger from the Democratic Party’s base and congressional Democrats over his decision to vote to advance the GOP spending bill to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. Many congressional Democrats are urging Schumer to escalate resistance tactics against the Republican-controlled Senate with Ivey becoming the first Democratic lawmaker to publicly call for his ouster from Senate leadership.

“I respect Chuck Schumer. I think he had a great, long-standing career,” Ivey told his constituents during a town hall meeting in his deep-blue Maryland district in close proximity to Washington, D.C. “But I’m afraid that it may be time for the Senate Democrats to get a new leader.”

“I know shutting down the government is not good, I’ve tried to oppose it every time I could, but in this particular instance, it was something that we needed to do,” he added.

The crowd reportedly burst into applause following Ivey’s call for Schumer to step down as Senate Democratic leader.

Congressional Democrats’ anger at Schumer is continuing throughout the recess week as lawmakers face left-wing voters in their districts urging more confrontation against Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump. The corporate media has also begun to turn on Schumer with CBS News’ Gayle King telling