Schumer Posts 'These Burgers and Dogs Are Fully Cooked' as Democrats Promise Subpoenas, Breitbart Reports
Breitbart says the Senate Democratic leader posted a grilling meme with Trump and Vance's faces on the food, and that other Democrats teased investigations. Jim Jordan warned in August that impeachment would follow a Democratic win.
Democrats are already talking about what they will investigate, Breitbart reports.
The post. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote on social media the morning after the election: "54 seats and counting. And I learned how to grill... these burgers and dogs are fully cooked." Breitbart says he shared an earlier photo of himself grilling, this time with the faces of political opponents, including President Trump and a viral image of Vice President JD Vance, laid over the food.
The seat count. Breitbart says Republicans entered Tuesday with a 53-seat Senate majority and Democrats with 47. It reports Democrats now have at least 54 seats coming in January, with Mississippi and Alaska still pending Wednesday morning.
Other Democrats. Breitbart quotes Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who wrote one word: "Subpoenas." Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., asked: "Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what's up? Clear your schedule." Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., wrote: "Thank you, Mr. President. Our thank you will come in January, with subpoenas."
The Republican warning. Breitbart points to an August interview in which House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Democrats "will go back to the weaponization," and that he thinks they will "impeach the president a third time," running it through the Judiciary Committee. Jordan is now running for House minority leader.
Why it matters here. The posts show the tone of the incoming majority. Our earlier report covered what a Democratic Congress means for Trump's agenda, including the veto and the subpoena power. A social media post is not a committee vote, and none of these investigations has been scheduled.
What we could not check. We read Breitbart's account of the posts, not the posts themselves, and we could not confirm the image Schumer shared.