The Far Left Turns on Schumer

Dozens of far-Left protesters were arrested after a sit-in at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office in Washington, D.C. The protesters, associated with the Sunrise Movement, are upset about Schumer’s inaction on climate change. The youth climate activists chanted, “Hey hey, ho ho, Schumer has got to go!”

The Sunrise Movement wasn’t only complaining about Schumer’s lack of climate change activism; the protesters were also calling for the incoming Senate Majority Leader to end the filibuster. In other words, they want the far Left to be able to shove through anything it wants.

You might not think Schumer would be facing protesters after his party just cleaned up with historic wins during the 2026 midterms. We learned yesterday that even Mississippi went blue after U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom won.

This protest comes after Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) announced that he would run for Senate Majority Leader. Politico even called Van Hollen the “new darling of the Democratic left.” Newly elected Michigan Senator Abdul El-Sayed has signaled his support for the Maryland Senator.

Van Hollen told MS NOW’s Jen Psaki that his party needs “new leadership.” The only problem with his self-assessment is that he’s been in Congress for 23 years, holding a U.S. Senate seat since 2017. He’s not exactly a new face on Capitol Hill.

Keep in mind that Schumer just delivered a new Senate majority of 55 seats. It could even be 56 pending one final U.S. Senate race in Alaska. His party should be pleased with his leadership, but obviously that’s not the case.

So with the Sunrise Movement’s protests and Van Hollen mounting an opposition to Schumer, we are seeing further displays of the far Left cannibalizing its own. The honeymoon is already over.

Another topic of note is that the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board just published an article warning that the Iranian regime has assassins on the hunt for top U.S. Cabinet officials. Notably, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had to relocate his home to a U.S. military base recently after Iran threatened him.

No stranger himself to Iranian threats, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined the broadcast and reacted to the news:

The fact that they chose to ask the Secretary to move on to a military facility is not random. It’s not because they are fearful of something they can’t see in front of them. That is, there’s obviously a very real threat. I was, in fact, at the gates of a military compound. . . . What’s happening in the UK is also happening in France, where they shut down refrigeration systems. The Iranian threat to cause havoc and create chaos and remain the world’s largest state sponsor terror is very real and something that I think every American needs to understand. . . . You can’t sit there when the Iranians are trying to assassinate not just government officials, but civilians as well here in the United States. That is an unacceptable risk for us as Americans.

The existential threat that Iran continues to pose to the United States and its leaders is very real and shouldn’t be taken lightly. We pray that our leaders remain safe as President Trump navigates the conflict with Iran to keep them from ever achieving a nuclear weapon.

Finally, the ACLJ is all too familiar with Schumer’s radical history of attacking the unborn. Schumer had the opportunity to pass a pro-life bill that would ban infanticide nationally, and the far-Left Senator blocked it three times. He called the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act “pernicious as they come.”

We’re fighting on Capitol Hill to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act before the new Congress takes office. And we’ve launched critical infanticide investigations in crucial states.

Right now we are in the middle of our Stand Strong Challenge. Donate today to help the ACLJ’s efforts to advocate for this vital legislation to stop the spread of infanticide. Gifts are doubled this month.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included a full analysis of the far Left openly turning on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

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