Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Senate Minority, (D-N. ). Y. ) was mocked on social media Monday after announcing a journalist gate to “expose problem, abuses of power, and risks to public health” under President Donald Trump’s administration.
In a Monday post on X, formerly Twitter, Schumer shared a link to a whistleblower portal on the Senate Democrats website, writing,” Today, I’m calling on our brave public servants: I’m launching a new portal for anyone who wants to expose corruption,, and threats to public safety with the legal protections of being a whistleblower”.
On the website link shared by Schumer, whistleblowers can report complaints of” criminal activity”, “retaliation”, “fraud”, and “wasteful spending”. Additionally, whistleblowers can file a complaint on the website under an “other” category.  ,
According to the new whistleblower portal, whistleblowers constitute a “vital component of Congressional oversight to hold the administration accountable.”
Schumer’s whistleblower announcement was quickly mocked on social media. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas ) tweeted,” Great! I wanna report: Joe Biden. Kamala Harris. Chuck Schumer. And the entire corrupt Democrat Party, which has abused and weaponized the federal government for the past four years.
Comedian Tim Young mocked Schumer, saying,” We already have that … it’s called DOGE”. Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency and Tesla CEO, wrote,” Look into this Schumer guy, he’s definitely done crime”!
According to Fox News, many social media users referred to Schumer’s threat to Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch in 2020 when he made an appearance to threaten them, saying,” I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have slowed down the whirlwind, and you will be paying the price! You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions”.
Katie Pavlich, a Fox News contributor, shared a picture of Schumer protesting outside the Supreme Court. Pavlich tweeted,” I have someone to report, pictured here at the Supreme Court threatening Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch”.
Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist, shared a screenshot of her “retaliation” whistleblower report on Schumer’s new whistleblower portal. In her whistleblower report, Hemingway referenced Schumer’s previous threat to the Supreme Court justices. She continued,” I’m not sure whether to file this under’retaliation’ or’criminal activity.”
