Critics of Schumer’s leadership took his comments Sunday as yet more confirmation that his relentless and unquestioning support for Israel—despite the genocide in Gaza, the enormous drop in public support for US support of the Israeli government’s policies—as a sign that he remains far out of step with the general public and party membership, especially younger Democrats.
He thinks it is his job because they are paying him for that job. He does not care for the people he represents, because he thinks he deserves that money anyway.