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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Chuck schumer postpones book tour stops amid shutdown vote backlash - Caught on Camera

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Schumer had said Senate Democrats faced a ‘Hobson’s choice’: either vote for a “terrible” bill or shut down the government. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, has postponed several stops on a tour to promote his new book, citing security concerns, as the New York Democrat faces intensifying backlash over his vote to support a Republican-drafted spending bill and avert a government shutdown.

Schumer was scheduled to participate in events in Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City and Philadelphia this week to discuss his new book, Antisemitism in America: A Warning, which is set to be released on Tuesday. The tour dates were expected to be rescheduled but the cancellation drew criticism from both political wings.

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