🚨BREAKING: Van Hollen CHALLENGES Schumer!!

This is a breaking news alert. Democratic Senator Chris Van Holland has. announced that he will be running for. the majority leader position in the. United States Senate and he will be. challenging Chuck Schumer. Moments ago, Senator Van Holland put out the. following statement. Today, US Senator. Chris Van Golland released the following. statement regarding his decision to run. for majority leader against Chuck. Schumer. quote, "In this election, the. American people called for change. They.

called for a change from Donald Trump's. disastrous policies, but even bigger. than that, a change from the status quo. that isn't working for working people. It's now on us to meet this moment. And. to do that, we need new leadership. This. is not about any one person. It's about. answering the call of the American. people. This is why I'm running for. Senate Majority Leader." Then Senator. Chris Van Holland went on the Jen Saki.

show on MS Now and watch as he made the. announcement. Play this clip. >> Yes, I am planning to run for the Senate. Majority Leader. And let me tell you. why. Uh because this is not about any. one individual, but it is about. answering the call of the American. people. We saw a huge outburst of. democracy uh on election day. Red. states, blue states, purple states. And. it wasn't only a rejection of Donald. Trump and his corruption and his wars. and his cruelty. It was also about a.

call for a larger t change to take on a. broken economic system that's rigged in. favor of the very wealthy against. working people and it's fueled by a. corrupt political system. And the call. was really to reject the status quo and. to reject business as usual. And to do. that, I think we need new leadership. We're getting a response from Chuck. Schumer right now. Here's what he posted. moments ago. I welcome any discussion.

about the future of our caucus and the. important work ahead. I'm proud of what. we've accomplished together. 55 seats in. counting is an amazing result and I have. the votes to continue serving as. Democratic leader. I look forward to. leading our new Democratic majority and. delivering for the American people. Senator Schumer saying there that he. believes he has the votes to continue. serving as the Democratic leader, folks. But this will be a contested fight. You.

will have Democratic Senator Van Galand. versus Chuck Schumer. This will not be a. coronation. Now, let's take a look at. what Dr. Abdul Elsed said when he was. interviewed earlier today by NPR. Why do. you want Senator Chris Van Galand over. Chuck Schumer to be the leader? play. this clip. >> Um, why do you want Senator Chris Van. Holland over Senator Chuck Schumer to be. the leader? >> So, I've gotten to know Senator Van. Holland over the course of my campaign.

and, you know, even before he had. supported me uh openly the campaign, I've just always admired his. >> approach to leadership. He's willing to. take risks when it matters. >> Flying down to meet Kilar Abrego Garcia. was a real risk. And that is uh the. Maryland man who was deported to an El. Salvador in prison. >> Exactly. And um he went to check up on. his constituent. That's what leadership. is about. Now, going back to the. interview that Senator Van Golland did. moments ago with Jen Saki, Senator Van.

Holland talked about how this is a. generational opportunity. Play this. clip. >> You've as recently as Saturday, you said. you weren't planning to do this. What. has changed over the last couple of. days? What's changed was a sense of how. this is a generational opportunity for. the Senate to respond to the call of the. American people for change. The scale. and scope of this victory, 56 Senate. Democratic seats, really gives us a.

mandate and the votes to do big things. But it should be very clear while, you. know, voters have rejected the Trump. policies, they've not yet hired. Democrats. They've given us a chance. We. have to earn their trust and my view is. that you can't earn that trust with old. leadership. You need to move on to new. leadership. >> Jen Saki then asked, "What's the. difference between having you as the. majority leader versus Schumer?" Let's. play this clip.

>> So, I think a lot of people out there, they did vote for change. They feel. that, right? A lot of people who are. coming in have expressed an openness to. different leadership at the top in the. Senate. But for those who are looking at. the priorities and they're wondering. what is the difference between having. you as the majority leader and Chuck. Schumer, for people out there who aren't. living in Washington, who aren't attuned. to all of the leadership elections, what's the difference? >> Sure. I think there are a number of. differences. One is I believe that we. should use our full power in the United.

States Senate to respond to the calls of. the American people. So, for example, the war in Iran, this is an illegal and. senseless war. I believe we need to end. it now, immediately to use all our power. to do that. That means not one more. penny spent on this war so that we can. bring prices down right away. I mean, gas prices are up, diesel prices are up. We're going into a winter where home. heating oil prices are up. We should end. this war and bring down costs now. And.

what would you do that is different from. how uh leader Schumer would approach. that particular issue? >> Well, he hasn't taken a position on. this. And. >> well, for people who are, you know, they. haven't tuned in exactly the. differences. So, tell them the. difference. >> Yeah. Look, well, the the difference is. I believe we need to be firm. I think. that we heard loud and clear from the. American people that they want to end. the war in Iran and bring down prices. Like 75% of voters who went to the polls. said, "End the war, bring down prices.

We should do it now. We shouldn't say. we're going to wait till January when we. have the power to do it on December. 11th. And so this should not be a finger. in the wind issue. This should not be. sort of frittering around. This should. not be a question of timidity. We need. to answer the call of the American. people. End the war. Bring down prices. Do it now. Not a penny, not a penny to. fuel this war. So, it's about funding. for the war and it's about keeping the. the Democrats together once they're in. the majority to oppose any additional.

funding. >> That's one example. I mean, that's an. example of immediately using the power. that we have, all of the power we have. to answer the call of the American. people, which was overwhelming and the. war, bring down costs. >> And you think that would prompt the. president of the United States, he would. be forced to end the war is your point. think that's the approach that would. force him to end the work because. Congress can't do it unilaterally, >> right? The president would be given a. choice, right? Does he say to the. American people that I'm going to shut. down the United States government? Am I.

going to shut down all the agencies of. the US government to keep the legal war. in Iran going and to keep prices high. when we could do it now? So, the. president would have a choice. He could. choose to completely ignore the will of. the American people and shut down the. government. But my view is it's our job. to do what we think is best for the. country. Now, Senator Schumer recently. held a press conference where a reporter. asked, "Senator Sanders just held a.

press conference with Senator Slotkin of. Michigan and they were saying they want. someone new in that position." What's. your response? Play this clip. Senator Sanders just held a press. conference where he said that he cannot. support the leader. Senator Sin was with. him. She said that she's a no until she. can have a detailed plan as to what's. going forward. And they both said that. the country is crying for a new. leadership overall. That was the result. How do you respond to that? And are you.

still the majority? >> I'm confident I will be elected majority. leader and our caucus is really united. in focusing on bringing down costs, on. ending the corruption, on ending the. chaos, on ending the war. We have great. unity in our caucus and I'll be proud to. lead it as majority leader. >> Let's go to that press conference where. you had Senator Bernie Sanders and. Senator Slotkin. Let's play this clip. I. just want to make sure and clarify that. we're getting your positions correct. Senator, I hear you saying that you are.

a no on Schumer. And Senator Sakin, are. you a no until you see a plan or are you. a definite no, not changing your mind on. Schumer right now? >> Uh, whoever wants my vote is going to. have to show me a concrete plan that's. definitively different. Um, I'm a no. until and unless I see that from anyone. and frankly suggest that my peers. withhold quorum and if there's only. going to be one candidate, withhold. quorum until you get that plan and you. feel like you have a voice in that plan.

That's my personal view. >> More over here from Senator Slotkin. Let's play it. >> This idea that it's progressive versus. moderate is just very 2019, right? It's. team fight versus team flight. like do. you actually want to fight hard for the. things that are going to help people or. do you kind of want to just sit there. and look like you're doing something? >> Then in this interview by Jen Saki of. Senator Van Holland, she said, "What's. your position of whether the DSCC, the. Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee.

should take money from Apac?" Senator. Van Holland said, "We absolutely should. not take money from Apac." Play this. clip. >> to this race. I should also note, so. does that mean you would there would be. no money taken by the DSC if from Apac. if you were the leader? >> So my view is that we shouldn't take any. Apac money at the DSC. >> Okay, just to be clear. I just wanted to. be clear. >> More from Senator Van Holland over here. criticizing Senator Chuck Schumer for. picking sides during primaries of.

candidates running for the Senate. Play. this clip. And I will also say, and I. think it's important, Jen, on the. political side of the equation, we. shouldn't have a Democratic leader who. is getting involved in picking sides in. open Democratic primaries. And we should. be focused on defeating Republicans, not. getting involved. We have we have two. senators right now in the United States. Senate who wouldn't be there if the.

current majority leader had his way. He. supported establishment candidates in. the primaries. >> Talking about Maine and Michigan. >> We're talking about Michigan and. Minnesota. Okay. And you're also right. about Maine. >> You said a lot of things there. So, let's dig into a couple of them. So, you. think as so as majority leader, you. would not take sides in primaries. >> I not certainly not open primaries. >> Okay. You wouldn't be recruiting your. preferred candidates for primaries. You. would let the people pick in those. states. >> I think the Democratic primary voters,

the voters in the states should pick, not Washington DC. You've also mentioned. in the past you've been very critical of. leader Schumer and the DSC frankly for. taking money from Apac from the crypto. industry. If you were the Democratic. leader, would you also not take money? Would the DSC not take money from Apac. or from the crypto industry? Are there. other red lines you have on that front? >> So the the two races that we talked. about, you're right. Uh leader Schumer. sided with the candidate who is backed. by Apac and crypto. So my view is we. should not have a Democratic leader.

who's weighing in in that way in any of. these races. >> That's significant though. >> I will remind everybody that Senator Van. Holland of Maryland, that's where he's. the senator of, he rushed to help Garcia. when Abrago Garcia was kidnapped in El. Salvador by the Trump regime and the. Buclli dictatorship over there. Remember. Senator Van Holland showed up? There he. is with the Brabgo Garcia. And I'll show. with you, share with you this press. conference that Senator Van Holland had.

when he met with Abrago Garcia. Remember. this was a very these were some of the. grimmst and darkest days in our country, right? When the Trump regime's. authoritarian power was at its peak and. we the people were fighting back, when. so many institutions were bent and. broken, bent the knee. This was a big. moment right here. play this clip of. Senator Van Holland. Let's do it. >> Senator, what did what did Abrago Garcia. say that the officials in El Salvador.

told him about why he was sent to that. prison and how long he would be there? >> They haven't told him anything about why. he was sent. >> or how long he would be there. >> They didn't tell him anything about. that. >> Have you asked the vice president. exactly that question? You know, why is. he here? Is he violating any laws in El. Salvador? Is he Do you have any proof. that he's committed a crime? No. Why? Why are you Why is he here? Because the. Trump administration is paying us to. keep him here. >> Did he heard from other migrants that.

were also there that were also deported. to that prison? >> They let him. >> Did he say what he had heard from others. who were also deported to that prison? >> He only he did not know about what was. happening in the outside world. >> There you have it, everybody. Let me. know what you think. Get your copy of. WTF America: The Way Out of This Hell. and Back to Democracy. Appreciate you. Grateful for you. Let me know what you. think in the comments. It's finally. here. WTF America, the book I wrote with. my brothers, is out now. It's about how. we got into this hell and how we get.

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