CNN’s Scott Jennings could be seen gloating Sunday on “State of the Union” over Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joining Senate Republicans in voting in favor of the GOP-backed spending bill, sarcastically stating that Schumer showed “courage” standing up to the “racist Jim Crow filibuster tactics.”
Senate lawmakers on Friday voted 62 to 38 to advance the House Republicans’ spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown, which would have set in early Saturday morning. In response to the backlash Schumer received for backing the spending bill, Jennings applauded the decision in light of some members of his party previously calling for the elimination of what they have dubbed the “Jim Crow” filibuster.
“I’m grateful for Chuck Schumer today. He helped defeat a racist Jim Crow filibuster in the Senate. To stand up against the racist…
