Schumer urges GOP to ignore Trump: He’s ‘rooting for failure’

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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer Could Andrew Cuomo – Despite Scandals – Be Reelected Because of Trump? Democratic negotiator: ‘I think we’ll have’ infrastructure bill ready Monday DACA court ruling puts the weight of immigration reform on Democrats. More (DNY) Urges Republicans to Ignore Ex-President Trump, Donald Trump Predicts Former White House Doctor Ronnie Jackson Biden Will Resign McCarthy: Pelosi Names Jan. 6 Committee Members Who Share “Pre-Designed Narrative” Kinzinger Condemns “Lies and Conspiracy Theories” While on Jan. 6 he immediately accepts MORE’s pressure to walk away from weeks of bipartisan infrastructure talks.

Schumer, speaking from the Senate, cited Trump’s comments as an example of outside forces “rooting for failure.”

Will our fellow Republicans follow through on the ridiculous demands of a disgraced ex-president and his media allies, or will they get good bipartisan agreement on the finish line? Schumer asked.

“Republican senators should ignore former President Trump if we are going to make progress with the American people,” he added.

It encourages the failure of our entire political system. “I and the rest of my fellow Democrats support a deal,” Schumer said.

Schumer’s comments come as the bipartisan deal has reached a shaky point. The two sides spent hours on Monday in a blame game as the talks seemed in danger of collapsing.

In addition to firmly fighting over transit financing, they have unresolved points of contention, including money for broadband, highways and bridges; Using unspent COVID-19 relief funds to help pay for the bipartisan deal; and Republicans willing to waive federal wage requirements for federally funded projects.

The political deadlock comes as Trump sparked a new political headache for negotiators by urging Republicans not to agree to a deal until the party is back in a majority.

“Senate Republicans are under complete attack by Democrats on this so-called ‘bipartisan’ infrastructure bill,” Trump said in a statement as Senate negotiators worked to finalize an agreement this week.

Trump alleged that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) McConnell pressured Grassley to run while Democrats turned their attention to Iowa House members. Deal, Including Senator Rob Portman Robert (Rob) Jones Portman Shows Sunday – Jan. 6 investigation dominates Senate Republicans “unsatisfied” with Pelosi’s plan to delay infrastructure vote Sunday preview shows: Bipartisan infrastructure talks drag on; Democrats Proceed With Investigation Jan. 6 (Ohio) Susan Collins Transit Funding Susan Margaret Collins Infrastructure Deal Broadband Contract The Hill’s Morning Report – Infrastructure Vote Failed; Partisan feud erupts during Jan. 6 Senate defaults on infrastructure More (Maine) and Mitt Romney Willard (Dead) Mitt Romney Transportation Finance, broadband halts infrastructure deal, Schumer leaves door open for second vote on bipartisan infrastructure deal says The bipartisan group that it’s still on the right track after a setback in the Senate, over (Utah), was only interested in proving they could work with the Democrats.

Being able to get a deal that would also give a win to President Biden, Joe Biden, House Republican president calls second bout of COVID-19 ‘much more challenging’ Conflicting school mask routing confuses Biden: Path to citizenship in reconciliation package ‘No’ Still to be seen” more, who defeated Trump in the 2020 election and helped him polish the deal-making credentials he put at the center of his presidential campaign.

Trump has halted infrastructure negotiations before, but his latest comments come as the bipartisan group ensures it misses its self-imposed goal of reaching a deal by Monday.

Reporters for McConnell, whom he called at the Capitol, declined to comment on Trump’s remarks. But when asked about the chances of reaching an agreement, he said, “Hope is an eternal fountain.”

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