President Trump on Tuesday gleefully needled his longtime foe, New York Dem Sen. Chuck Schumer, by predicting that “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would beat him if she takes him on in 2028.
Trump, going off on a tangent during in a discussion on the deadly floods that unleashed hell on Texas Hill Country last week, said the Senate minority leader has a penchant for blaming him for crises.
“I saw a Palestinian senator, his name is Schumer. He’s a great Palestinian,” Trump said of the pol, who is the highest elected Jewish official in the country.
“He’s become a Palestinian, he has abandoned the Jews,” Trump claimed in a jab at the top Senate Democrat’s criticisms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demands for better conditions for the Palestinians.
As for the New York politician’s comments about the president and the Texas floods, Trump added, “This was Schumer, he goes, ‘Yeah, yeah, it’s Trump’s fault. That’s right, it’s Trump.’ “
Shortly after the floods broke out and killed more than 100 people, Schumer publicly demanded an investigation into vacancies at the National Weather Service’s offices and whether they impacted the timing and extent of warnings from the agency about the impending disaster.
Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency has targeted NWS for cuts — but the reductions don’t take effect till October, and even experts who have been critical of the administration say nothing at the agency affected its job that day.
The government entity blasted out warnings in the middle of the night as the Guadalupe River began to rise dramatically.
“I actually saw that stupid guy try and blame [the Texas flooding] on me, and I said, ‘Man, that’s a tough one to take,’” Trump griped about Schumer. “But his career is limited because I hear AOC is gonna beat him.
“And she’s no bargain, either, by the way,” he said of Ocasio-Cortez, a far-lefty from New York.
Neither Schumer, 74, nor Ocasio-Cortez, 35, has stated their plans for the 2028 election cycle. Multiple polls have shown Schumer down against the self-styled Democratic socialist if they were pitted against each other. Ocasio-Cortez is also rumored to be contemplating a presidential run.
Speculation about Schumer’s electoral chances in 2028 gained renewed steam after socialist Zohran Mamdani crushed moderate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Big Apple’s Democratic primary last month.
Many outside observers believe that the upset victory showed that many Democratic primary voters have an appetite for change and are willing to break with the establishment.
A survey from May pegged Ocasio-Cortez with a 21-point edge (54%-33%) over Schumer if they went head to head.
In March, the Empire State senator faced a revolt from his political base after deciding not to block a GOP spending patch to prevent a partial government shutdown.
Around that time, a poll had found that 36% of New York Democratic primary voters would back Schumer, compared to 55% who would support Ocasio-Cortez.
Congress is careening toward another potentially nastier government shutdown fight in the fall.
Schumer will be under intense pressure from his base to extract concessions from Republicans.
A re for Schumer declined to comment on Trump’s broadsides when asked by The Post.
Ocasio-Cortez previously declined to challenge Schumer during the 2022 midterm elections. Schumer has led the Senate Democrats since 2017.