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And at the center of that effort, critics say, was Schumer himself.
While Biden’s public stumbles and verbal misfires were becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, Schumer continued publicly praising the then-president. The Senate Democrat reportedly reassured colleagues and the public that Biden remained sharp and fully capable behind closed doors.
At one point, according to the book, Schumer privately warned fellow Democrats against publicly turning on Biden.
“If we do something public, he will get his back up,” Schumer told them.
That strategy of silence held for months.
Even as panic spread through Democratic circles over Biden’s reelection chances, Schumer continued defending him publicly. Only after Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate performance reportedly forced the issue into the open did party leaders begin scrambling behind the scenes.
The book claims Schumer eventually traveled to Delaware personally to confront Biden with grim internal polling numbers showing almost no viable path to victory.
That history is exactly why Schumer’s new rhetoric toward Trump is drawing such fierce backlash.
The White House wasted little time responding after Schumer’s latest remarks. Officials pushed back hard on the Democrat’s comments, arguing that Trump maintains a grueling public schedule and continues to engage with voters, media, and world leaders at an energy level critics say Biden rarely demonstrated during his final years in office.
The comparison has become impossible for many voters to ignore.
Throughout Biden’s presidency, concerns about his memory and stamina repeatedly dominated headlines. One of the most damaging moments came from former Special Counsel Robert Hur, whose report described Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory.” That assessment exploded politically because it came from an official legal document rather than partisan commentary.
Then came the viral moments Americans watched unfold in real time.
Biden mistakenly referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the president of Mexico during a live press conference. During another appearance overseas, Biden abruptly announced he was heading to bed before staff quickly ended the event, fueling even more concerns about his condition.
Still, Democratic leadership publicly insisted voters should ignore what they were seeing.
Now many conservatives argue Schumer has no credibility left when discussing presidential fitness.
Critics say the real issue is not concern over Trump’s health, but Democrats searching for a political strategy after years of defending policies voters increasingly rejected on immigration, inflation, crime, and the economy.
Trump remains the dominant figure in Republican politics, continuing to command massive rallies, marathon interviews, and nonstop media attention heading into the next election cycle. Democrats, meanwhile, are still struggling to explain why so many party leaders appeared willing to defend Biden publicly while privately worrying about his condition.
That contradiction is now coming back to haunt them.
Schumer spent years standing behind a president many Americans believed was visibly declining. He vouched for Biden repeatedly while concerns mounted both publicly and privately.
Now, after helping lead that effort, Schumer wants voters to suddenly trust his judgment on presidential fitness.
For millions of Americans watching this unfold, the issue is no longer whether Trump is “unwell.”
It is whether Schumer destroyed his own credibility by spending years pretending Biden was perfectly fine.
