Soros Comes for Schumer - Dem Leader Faces End of His Career as Soros-Backed Org Marks Him for Elimination
A progressive activist group with ties to financier George Soros has urged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat representing New York, to step down from his leadership role in the Senate.
Schumer has faced pushback from within his political coalition after allowing the progression of a Republican-sponsored bill aimed at funding the federal government. One of his critics is Indivisible, a national activist network that has received more than $7.6 million from Soros’ Open Society Foundation since 2017, according to a report by the New York Post.
In a statement released on March 15, Ezra Levin, Indivisible’s co-executive director, argued that Schumer leading “the charge to wave the white flag of surrender” demonstrates why he should no longer serve as the party’s Senate leader.
“The passage of this dangerous Republican funding bill is a travesty,” Levin said. “The ongoing administrative coup led by Donald Trump and Elon Musk is a constitutional crisis.”
He went on to describe the situation as dire, saying, “The authoritarians stripping away our rights and trying to loot the government to enrich the billionaires are a five-alarm fire. Indivisibles across the country have been organizing furiously to fight back – that’s where they want to focus. Yesterday, Chuck Schumer gravely undermined their work.”
Levin pointed to a poll of 1,600 Indivisible group leaders, which showed that 82 percent of those in New York supported the call for Schumer to resign as Senate Minority Leader. Nationally, 91 percent of Indivisible leaders shared the same view.
“We thank him for his service, but we need new leadership in this moment and we understand to get there we need a chorus of support for change,” Levin added.
Levin acknowledged that it was not an easy decision: “This is a painful decision, the gravity of which we take very seriously. Senator Schumer has contributed to and led many important accomplishments that Indivisible is grateful for. But with our democracy on the line, he let us, the country, and the Democratic Party down.”
He emphasized that local activists across the nation are deeply committed to “opposing Trumpism and preserving the promise of a functioning democracy” and deserve Democratic leadership that will “fight as hard as they are.”
A member of the Trump administration responded to the controversy, telling the Post: “The Democrats will have an important question to answer in the coming days: Who actually leads their party — Schumer or Soros?”
Emily Tuttle, spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee (which focuses on electing Republicans to the House), commented on the infighting. “Democrats are eating their own — selling out to the far-left crazies and mega-donors who are funding clown show protests across the country,” she said.
Tuttle further added, “It’s painfully obvious that George Soros doesn’t believe that ‘Leaders’ Jeffries or Schumer have the backbone to lead.”
Despite the criticism, the Post cited a source close to Alex Soros (the son of George Soros, who now handles much of his father’s political activity), stating that the Soros family has not explicitly turned against Schumer.
“The Republicans have lost their party to tech billionaires who have finally cracked the GOP code,” the source commented. “Keeping the focus on George Soros is catnip to keep everyday Republicans distracted with what’s really going on with tech billionaires: they’re in the hard drive of the GOP.”
The Open Society Foundation has financially supported numerous left-leaning organizations worldwide.