Schumer: Whatever Our Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity’ We Are All Exceptional

Schumer: Whatever Our Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity’ We Are All Exceptional


Schumer: Booing 'speaks poorly' of some ininauguration crowd
CNN · 11 hours ago

"I'm sure it wasn't most of them." In a speaking slot minutes before Trump, Schumer had issued a call for inclusiveness from the podium Friday. "Whatever our race, religion, sexual orientation, …


Schumer blames crowd, not his speech, for inauguration boos
New York Post · 3 hours ago

“Whatever our race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity; whether we are immigrant ... and [Trump’s inaugural] address was full of doom and gloom,” …


Schumer: ‘Whatever Our Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity’ We Are All Exceptional
Breitbart News · 2 days ago

During the Inauguration of the 45th president of the United States, President Donald J. Trump, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY ... sexual …

Schumer: ‘Whatever Our Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation ...
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Jan 20, 2017 · Schumer: ‘Whatever Our Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity’ We Are All Exceptional ... Chuck Schumer’s Inauguration Day Remarks: ...

Schumer’s ‘partisan’ inauguration speech met with raucous ...
New York Post1 day ago

Jan 21, 2017 · WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer faced a tough crowd at Donald Trump’s inauguration and was met by loud boos when he told them the nation faces a ...

The hidden political message of Chuck Schumer's inaugural ...
Vox  Schumer warned of a “rapidly changing economy that benefits too few while leaving too many behind,” a somewhat more cutting remark when stated in front of a billionaire proposing massive tax cuts for the rich. Then he delivered his most pointed jab:

We Americans have always been a forward-looking, problem-solving, optimistic, patriotic, and decent people. Whatever our race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, whether we're immigrant or native-born, whether we live with disabilities or do not, in wealth or in poverty, we're all exceptional in our commonly held yet fierce devotion to our country.

To some extent, this is standard patriotic rhetoric. But when said in front of a man who thought a Latino judge was not fit to judge him, who has called for a ban on Muslim immigration and for mass deportations, who mocked a New York Times reporter’s disability, and whose entire rise to power would’ve been impossible without his own incredible wealth, it takes on new meaning. Mentioning “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” in front of Mike Pence, a stalwart opponent of LGBTQ rights, stings as well.

Jan 20, 2017 · Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, was the only Democrat with a speaking slot at Donald Trump’s inauguration, and he milked that opportunity for ...