The comment came during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as Republicans try to get a government spending bill enacted before funding runs out on Friday evening.

The insult is the latest antisemitic volley directed at Schumer, who has also been called "Palestinian" by President Trump.

CAIR says using term in that way is 'beneath dignity of his office'; Jewish groups say US president doesn't get to decide who is a Jew and that his remark weaponizes antisemitism ...

transcript President Trump called Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader and the highest-ranking elected Jewish official in the U.S., “a Palestinian” during a meeting with the Irish Prime ...

"Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I'm concerned. He's become a Palestinian," Trump said during his meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. US President Donald Trump speaks to Senate ...

Jewish and Muslim advocacy groups condemned President Trump for calling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) a “Palestinian,” arguing he used it as a slur against the long-time lawmaker.

President Donald Trump said during a meeting with the Irish prime minister in the Oval Office on Wednesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., "has become a Palestinian." ...

“Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymore. He’s a Palestinian,” Trump said, responding to a reporter ...

“And Schumer is a Palestinian, as far as I'm concerned. You know, he's become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He's not Jewish anymore. He's a Palestinian,” he said before complaining ...

“Schumer is a Palestinian, as far as I’m concerned. You know, he’s become a Palestinian,” the president said in the Oval Office. “He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish anymor ...