MSNBC Scorches Schumer for CR Support: ‘Punked, Folded Like a Paper Napkin’

Steele: “What are Republicans thinking right now about their ability to absolute — absolutely punk Schumer into making this move the way he did, when he knew that that’s not where his party was?”
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Edwards: “Look, I think that, you know, the reality here is there was no message, no strategy, and at the end of the day, no leadership. And this is really a black mark, I think, on Chuck Schumer. (...) And I think this is a real black mark, a stain on Chuck Schumer’s leadership.”
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Sanders-TOWNSEND: “And I’m pissed. Okay, so, you know, there’s actually little that the Senate Minority Leader can say, and the 10 Democrats that voted with the Republicans can say, to appease somebody like me. I’m going to change my registration to independent. (...) There’s not another option for Senate or Democratic or — Senate Democrats or House Democrats to effectively push back. This was it. They blew it. The Democratic Tea Party was born the same day that Chuck Schumer took to that podium to read that very well-crafted statement that told us he folded like a paper napkin.”
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MENENDEZ: “And that’s why you have members of the Democratic caucus privately encouraging Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to primary Schumer.”
Sanders-TOWNSEND: “Anyone can primary him. Anyone.”
Steele: “So, on that point — [chuckles] — which was very well stated, I might add...”
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Edwards: “Well, I think this is an absolute disaster. One, because of what it signals to Republicans, that there’s a willingness to cave, that there’s a desire to cave when you’re not getting anything out of it.”