Charles Schumer steps into new role as foil to Donald Trump
A true made-in-New York confrontation, akin to road rage on the Belt Parkway, has erupted inside Washington’s Beltway — at the highest levels of elected power.
The famously itchy Twitter finger of Donald Trump, the Manhattan-based president-elect, tapped out a reference early Thursday to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as “head clown” of the Democratic Party.
Some believe Schumer might wish to send Trump a thank-you note for shoring up his intraparty position.
“In Washington, you’re known by your enemies, not your friends,” said one political analyst who declined to be identified. “Not all the Trump-haters think of Schumer as a fellow liberal.”
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