The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Sen. Chuck Schumer Backs Down On Fight Against GOP’s Gov. Spending Bill

Episode Date: March 14, 2025

Charlamagne Tha God Gives Donkey of The Day To Sen. Chuck Schumer Who Backs Down On Fight Against GOP’s Gov. Spending Bill. Listen For More!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Okay, white supremacist violence is always have been the number one threat to our society But I'm also very proud that my wife was white That's a breakfast club, bitch. Please tell me, why was I your donkey of the day? Yes, donkey of the day for Friday, March 14th, goes the Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader who broke with his party, the Democrats, on Thursday and signaled

that he will clear the way for a Republican spending bill. Let's go to Fox 40 for the report, please. I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down. Schumer is only the second Senate Democrat to state definitively his intention to vote to advance the GOP written spending bill, but it's likely he'll give the political cover to other Democrats. Still, Schumer admits he agrees on principle with his fellow Dems that the bill is far from ideal. While the C. R. Bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has

consequences for America that are much, much worse. Schumer argued that a shutdown would leave veterans without critical services and could empower Trump to lay off more staff at the Social Security Administration, hurting seniors and people with disabilities. It is not a clean CR. It is deeply partisan. It doesn't address far too many of this country's needs. But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even more, even

much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option. Now, I don't know what happened between Wednesday and Thursday, because on Wednesday Chuck Schumer said he wouldn't do that. He said Senate Democrats would not provide the votes needed for Republicans to advance the House approved deal to fund the government through September. In fact, Schumer proposed the one month stop gap measure to allow time to negotiate. And that's what you should do if you think a bill is terrible. Negotiate. By the way, I'm not saying the Republican bill is bad. Chuck Schumer said that.

Let's listen to him again. Say it. Listen. There is nobody in the world, nobody who wants to shut the government down more than Donald Trump and more than Elon Musk. While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse. Oh Chuck Schumer, oh Democrats, the party of inaction. That's the difference between Democrats and Republicans. One party is about inaction and one party is about all action. Okay, even if that action is harmful to the country doesn't matter. They are always doing something. Republicans have an agenda, they have a plan and they stick together. All of them to execute that plan. It doesn't matter

if Republicans go at each other in the media disagree with each other because when it comes time to vote they all fall in line. Okay they get things done. Democrats do not do this and this is just the latest example. Per usual the other because when it comes time to vote, they all fall in line. Okay. They get things done. Democrats do not do this. And this is just the latest example per usual, the party of inaction that Democrats have failed to protect or even attempt to fight for the interests of the American people. I know Dems don't have much leverage, but damn it, if you got some, use it.

Okay. So a little to the good sister, formal, former Ohio state Senator Nina Turner. I saw her post something last night on Instagram that I completely agree with. She said, and I quote, as Republicans hold a trifecta, which means they control all branches of government. It was their party's responsibility to pass a budget and get the votes to keep government running, not the Democratic Party. End quote. Never mind that the bill is terrible. Chuck Schumer, you said the bill is very bad.

You said the Republican bill is a terrible option. You said it's not clean. You said it's deeply partisan. And the most important part, it doesn't address the country's needs. So on one hand, the government shuts down. And the other hand, a terrible bill passes that doesn't address the country's needs. So it sounds to me like regardless of how this goes, working class Americans get screwed. Typical, okay, Democrats get pushed around

and bullied into doing the Republicans bidding. Typical, so in the words of DMX, here we go again. Listen, since 2019, I've been getting on this radio and telling you that Democrats suck at messaging. I wrote about it in my third book, Get Honest or Die Lying. Okay, but the reason Dems suck at messaging. I wrote about it in my third book, Get Honest or Die Lying. Okay. But the reason Dems suck at messaging is simply because they have nothing to talk about. Okay. They ain't talk about nothing. What are they talking about? What are they talking about? They ain't talking about nothing because they have nothing to talk about. No identity, no plan,

no backbone. Republicans are the bullies, Democrats are the cowards. And that's the story. Okay. But listen, in order to change the messaging messaging you got to change the people in the party. They will always and forever continue to have a messaging problem because Democrats have a leadership problem. And it's time for the Chuck Schumers of the world, the Hakeem Jeffries of the world to step down, go away. We need people in those positions willing to fight. Not only should Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries step down, any Democrat who isn't fighting for the people and standing with the party should be primaried. Okay? We the people have zero confidence in Democratic leadership. All right? People will

continue to have zero confidence in Democrats until we get some new Democrats. Okay? Don't talk to me about midterms. Don't talk to me about 2028 because the reality is what's the point of voting for the type of Democrats that will continue to do nothing? All right, we need to get rid of what we got and bring something new in. I don't want any more cowardly Democrats who are beholden to the corporate dollar,

because when you are beholden to the corporate dollar, you are beholden to corporate interests and not the interests of the people. Chuck Schumer, if you know a bill is terrible, okay, if you know this bill doesn't serve the best interests of the people, what are you voting for it for? Okay. You're not even going to try to put up a fight when it comes to budget negotiations, you're not even going to try to negotiate.

Chuck Schumer thinks that by 2026 Republicans will be so unpopular because of the policies they've implemented and because the economy is so bad that people will just come running back to Democrats. But does he not realize that folks will remember that you too, Chuck, voted for these bills? Hey, maybe Chuck Schumer doesn't really think this bill is terrible. Maybe he likes the bill. He just doesn't have the nuts to say, hey, I actually like the bill and I'm voting for it because it's good and I like it. I would respect that because I don't care what party does what. I just want things to get done so America can benefit. But once again, because since everyone

is playing politics it simply looks like one party Republicans is about action and the other party Democrats is not. So what reason do I have to continue to support the party of inaction? That narrative will not change for Democrats until the people in the Democratic Party are changed. Please give Senator Chuck Schumer the biggest E-Ho. Hey, uh, you gotta be, you have to be a Republican. When you gonna come out and just say, I'm a Republican? What that got to do with being a Republican? Everything I just said just had to do with being a Republican. You just stay-ish-ing on Democrats. Like earlier today you was like, what's the point of voting for them? So it's like...

Well, if I vote for a party and I support a party and I expect the party to go in there and fight for me and I voted for them and fight for the American people, you damn right I'm gonna be on their ass. You know what I'm saying? Like you like can't stand these people. Like you literally hate these people. Like this is crazy. Nah, he by. He going on Republicans and he going on Democrats. He by. He going on everybody.

No. Equal opportunists. I do hate people who are not fighting for the American people but claim to be fighting for the American people. You're absolutely right. I know. I'm telling you, you are a gay Republican. That is who you are.

No. I'm not Republican or Democrat. I'm an American and I want the best for the American people. So if this man, Chuck Schumer, is telling me that this bill is terrible and just yesterday he said he wouldn't vote for it, but the day he's flip-flopping, yes, I'm on his ass. I will say, yeah, now you're on everybody's ass. You're right. You're a gay Republican. You stay on anybody's ass. Whether it's Republican, whether it's Democrat, whether it's Independent, people always hear you talk about Democrats more.

You get equal opportunities when it comes to it. I'm going to tell you when people think I'm really a Republican. When I take ICE up on this offer and I go on this ride along with them and I show up to your house and I point to your house and I say that's where the illegals are sir. That's where the illegals are. By the way, by the way, you know what? I'm gonna put cases on both of y'all mother f***ers. Okay?

DJ Henry and Jess Hilarion. The I can see right there now. The sassy point too. Like yes, she said I'm a gay republic. That's him. Right there. That's him right there. That's him right there.

That's him right there. That's him right there. Her family is Mexican in here. Yes, that's him. That's him. That's him. Her family is Mexican in here. Yes. That's right. Jesus Christ. All right.

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THE BREAKFAST CLUB! I'm Hunter, host of Hunting for Answers on the Black Effect podcast network. Join me every weekday as I share bite-sized stories of missing and murdered black women and girls in America. Stories like Erica Hunt. A young mother vanished without a trace after a family gathering on 4th of July weekend, 2016. No goodbyes, no clues, just gone. after a family gathering on 4th of July weekend 2016. No goodbyes, no clues, just gone. Listen to Hunting for Answers every weekday

on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. John Stewart is back at The Daily Show and he's bringing his signature wit and insight straight to your ears with The Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Dive into John's unique take on the biggest topics in politics, entertainment, sports, and more.

Joined by the sharp voices of the show's correspondents and contributors. And with extended interviews and exclusive weekly headline roundups, this podcast gives you content you won't find anywhere else. Ready to laugh and stay informed? Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Are you hungry? Colleen Witt here, and Eating While Broke is back for season four every Thursday

on the Black Effect Podcast Network. This season, we've got a legendary lineup serving up broke dishes and even better stories. On the menu, we have Tony Baker, Nick Cannon, Melissa Ford, October London, and Carrie Harper Howie turning Big Macs into big moves. Catch Eating While Broke every Thursday on the Black Effect Podcast Network,

iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your favorite shows. Come hungry for season four.