{"id":104963,"date":"2021-01-22T23:53:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T23:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=104963"},"modified":"2021-01-22T23:53:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T23:53:36","slug":"schumer-makes-unfortunate-trump-gaffe-on-senate-floor-social-media-erupts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/schumer-makes-unfortunate-trump-gaffe-on-senate-floor-social-media-erupts\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer makes unfortunate Trump gaffe on Senate floor, social media erupts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram has more from the Capitol on ‘Your World’<\/p>\n
Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer on Friday made an unfortunate slip of the tongue as he slammed former President Donald Trump\u2019s conduct related to the Jan 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n
Schumer was informing senators about the plans for an impeachment trial of the ex-president. The House last week impeached the president for “incitement of insurrection” for his alleged role in encouraging protesters who went on to storm the Capitol.<\/p>\n
It was at that point when Schumer made a somewhat phallic flub.<\/p>\n
SCHUMER SAYS PELOSI TO DELIVER TRUMP IMPEACHMENT ARTICLE MONDAY, TRIGGERING TRIAL STANDOFF WITH MCCONNELL<\/strong><\/p>\n “Make no mistake, there will be a trial and when that trial ends, senators will have to decide if they believe Donald John Trump incited the erection… insurrection against the United States,” he said.<\/p>\n Schumer seemed to catch his gaffe and visibly winced. And, perhaps needless to say, Twitter users rose to the occasion.<\/p>\n “Well, it WAS an uprising!” Bloomberg\u2019s Robert George quipped.<\/p>\n It soon became a trending topic on Twitter. Meanwhile, back home in the Empire State, the New York Post declared that Schumer\u2019s gaffe would be “hard to live down.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP <\/strong><\/p>\n On more serious matters, Schumer said that articles of impeachment would be delivered to the Senate on Monday. <\/p>\n