The embarrassing verbal flub comes amid growing dissatisfaction within the Democratic Party over its current leadership, and outside speculation about whether now may be the time to allow a younger candidate to take the reins,

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer continued to play coy about whether he will endorse New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Senate Republicans are looking to heap pressure on Democrats amid their fight over government funding — and they believe Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) talkative nature is giving them a key advantage.

The American people need to see everything that’s in the Epstein file, and my amendment would make that happen,” said the Senate minority leader.

The renewed push comes as President Donald Trump has tried to dismiss the matter, calling it a “hoax” last week.

There was a vocal contingent of Mamdani supporters at a black-tie opening for the Met's “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay.”