Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) got confronted by a left-wing protester while delivering a “major anti-corruption announcement” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on Thursday.
Schumer was railing against Trump, saying he’s turned the Presidency into “the single most profitable scam of his–” when he was interrupted.
“Please sit down. Please sit down,” Schumer said, trying to wrangle the disruption in.
The man was later identified as Sam Husseini an American independent journalist, writer, and progressive political activist, and fierce critic of Israel.
Husseini continued shouting at Schumer, slamming him for his “diabolical record” and asking him, “How dare you talk about corruption?”
“What can be more corrupt than backing genocide? This is part of the same con with you and Trump playing off of each other. ‘Oh, he’s worse.’ ‘Oh, he’s worse.’ You were put on notice in November of 2023 by the Center for Constitutional Rights and other legal and human rights organizations. Notice on potential legal liability for aiding, abetting, inciting, or conspiring to commit genocide through congressional acts and demand,” the man said.
“You were put on notice, and you backed it, and you backed a genocide to the hilt for years on end. How dare you call up to talk about corruption? How dare you talk about corruption?”
Schumer tried to stop him again, chiming in, “Thank you for your diatribe. Now let’s continue. Let’s continue and let— the people didn’t come to hear you.”
But he still kept going, yelling at Schumer, “You should be questioned about your diabolical record. It’s amazing that you can show your genocidal face in public, Mr. Senator, Mr. Senator!”
As other attendees and staff began to drag him out of the room, the man screamed, “Shame on public citizens for not allowing questions to this genocidal maniac. Shame! Corruption! What could be more corrupt than not allowing questions?”
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Meanwhile, despite the disruption, Schumer did get his point across: to announce the push for legislation to create a new anti-corruption agency.
“This bill is the biggest, boldest and broadest proposal ever put forward to revitalize our anti-corruption institutions,” Schumer said.
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