Sen. Chuck Schumer Thrown Under the Bus During House Debate Between Dan Goldman and Brad Lander

In this New York Post article, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer received a chilly response from two Democratic House candidates during a New York debate in the district where he lives.

• Rep. Dan Goldman and challenger Brad Lander were asked during a NY1 debate whether they would support Schumer if he runs for re-election in 2028.
• Lander bluntly said it is “time for new leadership in the Democratic Party,” using the moment to separate himself from Schumer and Goldman.
• Goldman avoided committing either way, saying he had not thought about Schumer’s possible 2028 run and would address it later.
• Both candidates said they would support keeping Hakeem Jeffries as House Democratic leader.
• Lander attacked Goldman as a “corporate Democrat,” criticizing his wealth, campaign financing, and refusal to endorse socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani after Mamdani won the Democratic primary.
• Goldman fired back by portraying Lander as a career politician who “can’t be trusted.”
• The debate also exposed sharp Democratic divisions on Israel, with Lander saying he would oppose all U.S. military aid to Israel while Goldman participated in the Israel Day Parade.
• Both candidates backed abolishing ICE, increasing federal public housing funding, raising taxes on the wealthy, and pursuing impeachment against President Trump if Democrats retake the House.
• A recent Pix 11/Emerson College poll cited by the Post showed Lander leading Goldman 57% to 34%, though Goldman’s campaign disputed the survey.

Read the full story: https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/sen-chuck-schumer-thrown-under-the-bus-during-goldman-lander-house-debate/