Schumer Mocked For Touting 'very Strong Letter' He Sent To Trump About Harvard

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was made nosy of connected societal media connected Sunday for touting a "very beardown letter" that he and different Democratic lawmakers had sent to President Donald Trump regarding their concerns astir nan administration's determination to frost Harvard University's national backing nether nan guise of cracking down connected antisemitism.

In an question and reply pinch CNN big Dana Bash, nan New York legislator acknowledged that Harvard and different elite universities person not done capable to reside antisemitism, but said what Trump was doing went acold beyond nan issue. 

"A bunch of america Jewish senators conscionable sent a missive to nan management saying, item nan circumstantial incidents of antisemitism and why cutting money disconnected to crab investigation aliases to Alzheimer’s investigation has thing to do pinch antisemitism. It doesn‘t," Schumer said. "So we sent him a very beardown missive conscionable nan different time asking 8 very beardown questions astir why this isn‘t conscionable a pretext."

Schumer and 4 different Jewish senators demanded answers successful a missive to nan president connected Thursday connected nan calculus down penalizing Harvard University, its aesculapian schoolhouse and different collegiate institutions crossed nan state nether what they called nan "pretext" of antisemitism connected campus.

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Sen. Schumer touted sending President Trump a "strong letter" astir his actions against Harvard University during a CNN question and reply connected Sunday.  (Screenshot/CNN)

"Dear President Trump, we constitute regarding your administration's battle connected universities, including threats and actions to withhold costs aliases different punish definite institutions of higher learning, successful what you declare is an effort to destruct nan very real threat of anti-Semitism connected assemblage campuses," nan missive publication successful part.

Media figures and different liberals blasted Schumer's self-described "strong" response. 

"A powerfully worded missive questioning POTUS strength. That should alteration things!" erstwhile NBC "Meet nan Press" big Chuck Todd wrote connected X, reacting to video of nan interview.

Nina Turner, a Democratic commentator and erstwhile Ohio authorities senator, wrote, "Letters aren't leadership," connected X successful consequence to nan clip of Schumer. 

Ex-CNN big Chris Cillizza reacted to nan clip of Schumer connected X and published a Substack video criticizing Schumer.

"Give maine a break, man. Okay, truthful for illustration Schumer's not helping himself here, right?" Cillizza said. "This is why group deliberation elected officials are wholly ineffective."

He added that he laughed astatine Schumer for touting nan letter, but did reason that location was not overmuch Democrats could do astir Trump correct now. 

On X he mocked nan "very beardown letter," saying, "That should do nan trick!"

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"If we each collectively nonstop Schumer a very beardown missive to walk nan torch pinch 8 very beardown reasons deliberation he’ll measurement aside?" Democratic Georgia authorities Rep. Ruwa Romman wrote connected X, arsenic good arsenic Bluesky. 

Schumer and Trump. (AP/Getty Images)

Jeet Heer, a analogous for wide publication The Nation, reacted to Schumer touting nan missive arsenic well, writing, "Imagine having this man beryllium your modular bearer."

Meidas Touch editor successful main Ron Filipkowski said, "Very beardown missive should do nan trick." 

"Sent a very beardown letter? Seriously? He’s kidding, right? Please personification show maine he’s joking," Claude Taylor, laminitis of nan wide Mad Dog PAC wrote.

Senior head of nan left-wing org Voters of Tomorrow Jackson Hurley mocked nan legislator by suggesting he time off a bad "Yelp review" next. 

"We cannot conclusion fascism pinch powerfully worded letters and a little questionnaire," said Melanie D'Arrigo of nan Campaign for NY Health.

Author and erstwhile New York Times media newsman Bill Carter said, "just nan thought that he wouldn't cognize nan ‘strongly worded letter’ has go a joke cliche that DEFINES an ineffectual pol is truthful telling. It plays arsenic an admittance that you person nary existent powerfulness and nary thought really to get some."

Schumer besides dodged a question from Bash connected whether Democratic lawmakers should prioritize impeaching President Donald Trump if they return backmost Congress during nan question and reply arsenic well. 

"President Trump is violating norm of rule successful each way. And we're fighting him each azygous time successful each way. And our extremity is to show nan American group complete and complete again, whether it’s nan economy, whether it’s tariffs, whether it’s Russia and overseas and whether it’s norm of law, really bad he is. And you know, 2 years is excessively acold distant to predict. Our occupation is time to time to day, to show who Trump is, what he is doing, and it’s having an effect," Schumer said.

Senate number leader Chuck Schumer was pressed connected "The View" complete his determination to ballot for a GOP spending measure to proceed backing nan government, which earned him backlash from immoderate Democrats. (The View/Screenshot)

Schumer was heavy criticized by chap Democrats aft he backed nan GOP spending measure to debar a authorities shutdown.

Sunny Hostin, a wide co-host of "The View," accused Schumer of caving to Trump during an question and reply pinch nan legislator successful March.

"I don't deliberation you showed nan conflict that this statement needs correct now. Because you're playing by a rulebook, wherever nan different statement has thrown that rulebook away," she said.

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Schumer's agency did not instantly return a petition for comment.