Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is under fire after a social media post accused a top member of the Trump administration of racism.
In a scathing post on X, Schumer accused Jeremy Carl, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of state for international organizations, of having “a long history of racist, white supremacist, and antisemitic views,” that he claimed disqualifies Carl from serving in State Department.
“Jeremy Carl’s nomination should go no further, and he should be forced to answer during testimony for his long history of violent, racist, and antisemitic rhetoric,” Schumer wrote.
Trump’s newest nominee, Jeremy Carl, has a long history of racist, white supremacist, and antisemitic views which plainly disqualifies him from serving in a senior post at the State Department.
Jeremy Carl’s nomination should go no further, and he should be forced to answer…
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 10, 2026
Carl, however, was unphased and quickly responded to Schumer’s allegations, accusing Schumer of allowing racism and antisemitism to grow unopposed within the Democratic Party.
“I actually completely reject racism, antisemitism, and White supremacy no matter who engages in it,” he shot back.
“You appear to only disavow racism, antisemitism and racial supremacy if you think you can use those words as a cudgel to beat Republicans, which is why you haven’t denounced the anti-White racist comments of Texas Democratic House leader Gene Wu or Democrat Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett ‘The only people that are crying are the mediocre White boys’ Crockett.”
I actually completely reject racism, antisemitism, and White supremacy no matter who engages in it.
You appear to only disavow racism, antisemitism and racial supremacy if you think you can use those words as a cudgel to beat Republicans, which is why you haven't denounced the…
— Jeremy Carl (@realJeremyCarl) February 10, 2026
Carl also pointed to Schumer’s book, “Antisemitism in America”, and said that “just a few months after that book came out you wouldn’t denounce the most prominent anti-Semite in your party, the mayor of your own city, Zohran Mamdani,” whom he accused of supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel and repeatedly calling to “Globalize the intifada.”
Carl also pointed to a Jewish News Service article titled “Chuck Schumer’s Moral Cowardice Has Enabled Antisemitism.”
“Seems like you should get your own house in order before criticizing others”, and claimed that Schumer is “scared” of a potential primary challenge from within his own party in 2028, including from fellow New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Sadly, this isn’t the first time a “questionable” social media post directed at the Trump team has backfired on Schumer.
Last January, Schumer claimed that he hasn’t seen “people so aroused in a very, very long time” over Trump’s federal grant freeze.
“Donald Trump, with his cruel policy, has aroused the American people and begun to show them how this administration is not for working families, but for the billionaires,” Schumer told reporters at the time.
“People are aroused,” Schumer declared, claiming that local elected officials have been flooded with concerned messages from constituents over the memo.
“I haven’t seen people so aroused in a very, very long time,” the 74-year-old Democrat added.
Take a listen —
“People are aroused. I haven’t seen people so aroused in a very, very long time.”
— Chuck Schumer on Trump’s federal grant funding freeze order pic.twitter.com/NhOcjTDUhK
— The Recount (@therecount) January 29, 2025