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SPEECHLESS: Schumer Goes SILENT When Reporter Destroys Democrat Voter ID Lies on Camera

Gary FranchiFebruary 8, 2026181 views
SPEECHLESS: Schumer Goes SILENT When Reporter Destroys Democrat Voter ID Lies on Camera
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Chuck Schumer just experienced what happens when a Democrat politician gets confronted with actual facts about voter ID – complete and total silence. The Senate Minority Leader was rendered speechless when Lindell TV reporter Allison Schuster asked him a simple question: How is requiring identification to vote "Jim Crow" when Americans need ID to drive, buy alcohol, or even book an Airbnb?

Schumer's face said it all. He stood there like a deer in headlights, unable to produce a single coherent response to defend the Democrats' increasingly indefensible position against basic election integrity measures.

But the Democrat meltdown didn't stop there. Representative Jamie Raskin actually claimed that voter ID requirements might violate the 19th Amendment because women who change their last names after marriage would have "mismatched identification." Think about what Raskin is really saying here – that American women are too incompetent to handle basic paperwork like a marriage certificate. The condescension is breathtaking.

Meanwhile, Schumer declared that Democrats will refuse to give a single vote for election integrity measures, even though a Pew Research poll shows 71 percent of Democrat VOTERS support requiring ID to vote. These politicians are literally defying their own base to protect a system that benefits... who exactly?

Democrats Accidentally Confess the Truth

California Senator Alex Padilla may have revealed the game when he claimed the Save America Act would "rig elections against Democrats." Wait – if requiring proof of citizenship threatens your electoral chances, aren't you admitting your victories depend on people who shouldn't be casting ballots in the first place?

Representative Anna Paulina Luna delivered the knockout blow, pointing out the stunning hypocrisy: Schumer demands ICE agents present identification while simultaneously opposing voter ID requirements. So the people enforcing immigration law must prove who they are, but the people choosing the leader of the free world don't have to prove citizenship?

Scott Pressler reports that 30 senators are ready to support election integrity legislation. Patriots need to flood the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and demand their senators co-sponsor this critical bill.

When basic election security threatens a political party's survival, that party isn't running on ideas – it's running a scam. The question Americans should be asking is simple: What are Democrats so afraid of?

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PatriotMike47Verifiedjust now
Finally! A reporter doing actual journalism instead of softball questions. Schumer's silence speaks volumes about how weak their arguments really are.
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ConservativeMom2024Verifiedjust now
Right? You could practically see the wheels spinning as he tried to come up with a response that wouldn't contradict their whole narrative.
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TexasRancherVerifiedjust now
I need an ID to buy cold medicine at CVS but somehow requiring one to vote is racist? Make it make sense.
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SmallTownValuesVerifiedjust now
Been saying this for years - the whole 'voter suppression' angle is just a smokescreen.
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RedStateRealistVerifiedjust now
🔥🔥🔥 When the facts don't support your narrative, just go silent and hope the media moves on to the next distraction!
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ConstitutionFirstVerifiedjust now
Does anyone have the full video? I want to see Schumer's complete response (or lack thereof) for myself.
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AmericanFirst1776Verifiedjust now
The fact that Democrats fight voter ID so hard tells you everything you need to know about election integrity. If they had nothing to hide, why oppose such a basic safeguard?
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LibertarianDadVerifiedjust now
Exactly. Every other developed country requires voter ID and they don't seem to have issues with 'voter suppression.'
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WorkingClassHeroVerifiedjust now
I work at the DMV and can tell you that getting an ID is not the impossible task Democrats claim it is. We have programs to help people get documentation and reduced fees for low-income folks.