In a humiliating moment, Sen. Chuck Schumer squirreled his way out of a tough question during a CNN interview, refusing to answer the host’s inquiry about whether he and other prominent Democrats had known that former President Biden was physically and mentally unfit for a second term, but conspired to get him to run anyway.
For context, Sen. Schumer, who has long been an outspoken opponent of the Trump Administration, appeared on CNN on May 13, 2025, and talked to host Kasie Hunt about his alleged involvement in the push for former President Joe Biden to run for a second term. Hunt pulled no punches and grilled Sen. Schumer about how he and other Democrats reportedly vied for Biden to run despite being the aging Democrat clearly being in a state of cognitive and physical decline.
Near the start of the interview, Sen. Schumer told Hunt that many Republicans are “worried here” in Response to the actions of the Trump Administration, saying, “They, I hope they’re worried about the bribery issue and the relationship that Trump has. You know, there’s something called FARA, [the] foreign Agents Registration Act, that already, this Justice Department has weakened. Who are the other Qatari agents here? What relationships have they had? What offers have they made to Donald Trump, to members of his family, to members of his administration?”
Continuing, Sen. Schumer argued that there are “so many issues” with the Trump Administration, adding, “We’ve already heard some Republican congressional people talk about how bad this is, and I hope there are some serious people within the administration who take our national security seriously, who will tell Trump he can’t do this, but it’s outrageous, and by putting a hold, Kasey, we’ll be able to debate it.”
Next, host Kasie Hunt zeroed in on the question of Sen. Schumer’s alleged role in a “coverup of Biden’s health and his cognition and his fitness,” saying, “You sat next to Biden in the Oval Office, February 27, 2024, just a handful of months before the President took that debate stage. And it was later reported that you and other Democratic leaders were talking before the debate about having a plan, you and Hakeem, Jeffries, Nancy, Pelosi, Barack Obama, I understand you later denied that that ever happened, but I am curious.”
Unwilling to take the pressure off of Sen. Schumer, Hunt added, “I’m interested to know whether the man that you saw sitting there on that couch on that day you were in there, you saw him up close and personal. Did you really not have any idea that he was not fit to serve a second term?”
In response, Sen. Schumer completely dodged the question, attempting to refocus the conversation by saying, “Kasey, we’re looking forward. We have the largest Medicaid cut in front of us, we have the whole federal government at risk…” Hunt cut in, saying, “You lost a presidential election, and is that not Joe Biden’s responsibility for deciding to run?” Sen. Schumer persisted, saying, “Again, we’re looking forward. That’s it. That’s it.”
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After Sen. Schumer’s interview ended, Hunt asked political commentator Chuck Todd to weigh in on the conversation. He pulled no punches, saying, “He (Schumer) is among the people that are responsible for this, the leaders of the Democratic Party, the staff of the White House. And I have to say…you’re part of the problem now, you tell us.” Todd added, “Why is the Democratic Party in worse shape? Because of this distrust, because of this, frankly, what the public feels is as if the party leadership let them down and let this happen.”
Watch the interview:
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