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| | When Mark Green was forced to step down as President Trump's nominee for Secretary of the [[United States Army]] thanks to Democrats and their [[liberal media]] stooges [[Demonizing conservatives|attacking him for his positions]] on Islam, gender issues and evolution, Schumer gloated via Twitter: "He was the wrong choice to serve as Secretary, and should not have been nominated in the first place."<ref>[https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2017/05/06/creation/mark-green-right-first-time/ Mark Green was right the first time] at Conservative News and Views</ref> | | When Mark Green was forced to step down as President Trump's nominee for Secretary of the [[United States Army]] thanks to Democrats and their [[liberal media]] stooges [[Demonizing conservatives|attacking him for his positions]] on Islam, gender issues and evolution, Schumer gloated via Twitter: "He was the wrong choice to serve as Secretary, and should not have been nominated in the first place."<ref>[https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2017/05/06/creation/mark-green-right-first-time/ Mark Green was right the first time] at Conservative News and Views</ref> |
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| − | ==Walter Reed Medical Center Controversy== | + | ===Walter Reed Medical Center Controversy=== |
| | Schumer blasted the Bush administration for sub-standard conditions of wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Medical Center. Schumer was called out by radio host [[Don Imus]] for not visiting with the wounded troops at the [[Washington D.C.]] facility.<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/9/124531.shtml?s=ic , NewsMax.com Imus Grills Schumer for Not Visiting Walter Reed, March 9, 2007</ref> | | Schumer blasted the Bush administration for sub-standard conditions of wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Medical Center. Schumer was called out by radio host [[Don Imus]] for not visiting with the wounded troops at the [[Washington D.C.]] facility.<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/9/124531.shtml?s=ic , NewsMax.com Imus Grills Schumer for Not Visiting Walter Reed, March 9, 2007</ref> |
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| − | ==Meltdown at New York restaurant== | + | ===Meltdown at New York restaurant=== |
| | The media reported that Shumer created a scene on March 26, 2017, when he started yelling and trolling the wife of a former Democrat health secretary under [[Jimmy Carter]] because she voted for [[Donald Trump]] in the 2016 election.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/27/schumer-goes-off-on-trump-supporter-at-nyc-restaurant-witness-says.html Schumer goes off on Trump supporter at NYC restaurant, witness says]. ''Fox News''. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.</ref> | | The media reported that Shumer created a scene on March 26, 2017, when he started yelling and trolling the wife of a former Democrat health secretary under [[Jimmy Carter]] because she voted for [[Donald Trump]] in the 2016 election.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/27/schumer-goes-off-on-trump-supporter-at-nyc-restaurant-witness-says.html Schumer goes off on Trump supporter at NYC restaurant, witness says]. ''Fox News''. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.</ref> |
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| − | ==Gas prices== | + | ==Early life== |
| − | In July 2017, soon after it was reported that gas prices had fallen to their lowest level in 12 years, Schumer stated that the price of gas "never goes down."<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (July 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/23/chuck-schumer-gas-prices-hit-lowest-point-12-years/ Chuck Schumer Claims Gas Prices ‘Never Go Down’ as Gas Prices Hit Lowest Point in 12 Years]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2017.</ref>
| + | Schumer was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 23, 1950, the son of Abraham and Selma Schumer. He is a cousin of liberal "comedienne" [[Amy Schumer]]. |
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| | ==Quotes== | | ==Quotes== |
| | *Schumer listed the three branches of government as "the House, the Senate, and the President" - while making other intemperate remarks about a "[[government shutdown]]" attempt that he ascribed to Republican budget opponents. [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/sen-schumers-three-branches-of-government-no-longer-includes-judiciary/] | | *Schumer listed the three branches of government as "the House, the Senate, and the President" - while making other intemperate remarks about a "[[government shutdown]]" attempt that he ascribed to Republican budget opponents. [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/sen-schumers-three-branches-of-government-no-longer-includes-judiciary/] |
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| − | ==Early life==
| + | *In July 2017, soon after it was reported that gas prices had fallen to their lowest level in 12 years, Schumer stated that the price of gas "never goes down."<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (July 23, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/23/chuck-schumer-gas-prices-hit-lowest-point-12-years/ Chuck Schumer Claims Gas Prices ‘Never Go Down’ as Gas Prices Hit Lowest Point in 12 Years]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2017.</ref> |
| − | Schumer was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 23, 1950, the son of Abraham and Selma Schumer. He is a cousin of liberal "comedienne" [[Amy Schumer]].
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| − | * [[Nancy Pelosi]]
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| − | * [[Harry Reid]]
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| − | * [[Dick Durbin]]
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| | * [[Bernie Madoff]] | | * [[Bernie Madoff]] |
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