Schumer postpones book tour amid backlash
over funding vote
Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 3/17/2025 11:34:37 AM
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has postponed his book tour scheduled this week in Baltimore, New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia amid an intense backlash from fellow Democrats over his controversial vote to advance a House Republican-drafted funding package that cuts deeply into non-defense programs. A spokesperson for Schumer’s book tour said that it would be rescheduled due to “security concerns.” Schumer was scheduled to barnstorm East Coast cities this week to promote his new book, “Antisemitism in America: A Warning.”
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