Schumer, Democrats seek to get off the mat amid new Trump controversy
by Al Weaver - 03/30/25 6:00 AM ET
Democrats and their embattled Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have received a welcome change to rebound amid the controversy surrounding the Signal group chat that entangled a number of Trump Cabinet members over the past week.
“Signalgate,” in which a journalist was inadvertently included in a Trump administration group chat that included sensitive information about a military strike against the Houthis in Yemen, effectively served as a reprieve for Schumer.
Instead of being besieged by questions about Democratic divisions — and Schumer’s vote to advance a GOP funding bill — the week was dominated by queries of how The Atlantic’s editor in chief ended up getting invited by Trump’s national security adviser to a group chat that included Vice President Vance and other top officials.
GOP senators were the ones fending off questions over why the Trump team, including officials traveling overseas, were discussing sensitive information on Signal, while Democrats were the ones going on offense.
What’s more, the Signal story broke just hours before members of the Senate were returning from recess to a Washington ready to pounce on Schumer and their party’s divide.
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