On the recordJuly 20, 2025
I think he [Schumer] probably thinks that it’s beneficial to their political base, the far left of the Democrat Party, and you can kind of see what’s happening up there in New York politics.
John Thune: “I think he [Schumer] probably thinks that it’s beneficial to their political base, the far left of the Democrat Party…”
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Thune comments on Schumer's political strategy regarding the far-left base of the Democratic Party.
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