Former Biden Press Secretary Wonders ‘What Happened’ To Chuck Schumer

MSNBC host Jen Psaki ripped into Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York on Tuesday over Democratic defections that enabled the passage of a “minibus” spending package that would end a record-long government shutdown.

The United States Senate passed an amended continuing resolution Monday that would keep the government open through Jan. 30, 2026, while also containing appropriations for the full fiscal year for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction after seven Democrats and one independent voted to end a filibuster led by Schumer. Psaki compared the sudden passage of the spending bill to “a whipsaw.”

“I haven’t been back with a show since last Friday, so I just want to acknowledge what’s happened here in Washington over the last couple of days, because it may feel kind of like a big whipsaw if you remember this video from just a few weeks ago,” Psaki said, before playing a video of Schumer’s comments on Oct. 7.

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“Donald Trump and the Republican Party are hell-bent on taking health care away from 60 million people, closing community clinics, rural hospitals, nursing homes — all so they can keep giving tax breaks to their billionaire friends. It’s a disgrace,” Schumer said in the video. “So, Democrats have three words for this: No f*cking way. It’s literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system.”

Schumer came under fire from left-wing media figures and Democrats in Congress over his