John Kennedy Compares Schumer’s Popularity To Venereal Disease

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York’s popularity was akin to a sexually-transmitted disease during a Thursday night appearance on “Hannity.”

Schumer received criticism from left-wing media figures and Democrats in Congress over his decision to help pass a GOP-backed spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, with Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland calling for Schumer’s replacement as leader of Senate Democrats Tuesday. Kennedy said that Schumer was “often wrong,” but got it right when it came to keeping the government open.

“I don’t hate anybody, and that includes Senator Schumer. He’s very smart. On the other hand, Chuck’s often wrong,” Kennedy told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “He never makes the same mistake twice, he makes it five or six times just to be sure. But this time he got it right in supporting our efforts to keep government open.”

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“Unless a football coach taught you history, you understand that shutting government down never achieves anything. It just scares people, especially the elderly,” Kennedy continued. “Having said that, many Democrats are angry at Schumer. Among them right now, we’ve all seen the news, he’s about as popular as chlamydia.”

“That, to me, says as much about the Democratic Party as it does about Senator Schumer. What it tells me is that the loon wing of the Democratic Party is firmly in control. Now, that’s great for the Republican party, but it’s bad for America,” he added.