The Maryland Democrat has been critical of Schumer, who has led the caucus for nearly a decade.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Thursday that he would challenge Chuck Schumer for the top Democratic leadership role in the Senate, arguing the party needs to take a more populist direction.
“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,” Van Hollen, who represents Maryland, said in a statement obtained by The Washington Sun.
Didn’t Schumer hold a parade and have a speech with one of the Israeli cabinet members who is unambiguously calling for genocide? It’s one thing to be supportive of Israel as a state, it’s another thing to openly call for genocide or publicly support someone who does. Seems like he should be disqualified from public office simply on human rights grounds.