Chuck Schumer recently took potshots at the president for asking for 2.5 billion dollars in emergency funds, for the outbreak of the coronavirus.

He indicated--in an enormously impolite (and hugely politicized) way--that it was insufficient.

But this looked more like a smackdown--designed, apparently, to curry favor with his base--than an honest difference of opinion, issued thoughtfully and respectfully.

(He could have said "The number proposed by the president--2.5 billion dollars--is a good place to start; but it is simply not enough. Let us try 8.5 billion dollars instead.")

Thoughts?

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"In his second inaugural address, [Franklin D.] Roosevelt sought 'unimagined power' to enforce the 'proper subordination' of private power to public power. He got it…"—George Will, July 8, 2007

Let's be real here...NO NUMBER would be enough for Democrats...Trump could've said "Eleventy bazillion dollars!!!!!!" and the Dems would cry insufficient...

And I disagree that he went into attack mode to curry favor with his base...

Schumer has no base (anymore)...He needs to curry favor with the NEW Squad base...He is a dinosaur in his own party, and he's doing everything (along with Pelosi) he can to kowtow to the young whippersnappers lest they cannibalize him...

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"You get the respect that you give" - cnredd

I heard that they told Schumer that 2 Brazilian people died from the Corona Virus. He was Shocked, he said "OMG that is a lot"

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Political Correctness, is Fascism masquerading as manners - George Carlin.

Don't anyone suffer from shock now, but I agree with the former president 100%.