[THEHILL] Incoming Senate Democratic Leader Chuck SchumerSenator-for-life from New York, renowned for his love of standing in front of cameras. Schumer has been a professional politician since 1975, when disco was in flower.
(D-N.Y.) is denying he and President-elect Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
had a close relationship in the past.
"He was not my friend. We never went golfing together, even had a meal together," Schumer said in an interview with Politico published Saturday.
"He’s called me, we’ve had civil conversations a couple of times. But I’ve got to see what he does."
Schumer is set to be the Senate Democratic caucus's lead negotiator with Trump's administration.
During the campaign, Trump claimed that his relationship with Schumer would help him reach bipartisan deals as president.
"Hey look, I think I’ll be able to get along well with Chuck Schumer," Trump said in an interview with MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" in January. "I was always very good with Schumer. I was close to Schumer in many ways."