Schumer and Jeffries urged to resign by peace groups

A coalition of peace groups including Peace Action and RootsAction launched a national campaign Wednesday calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to resign from leadership roles, citing their inadequate opposition to the Donald Trump administration's Iran war.

The groups filed a petition arguing that Schumer and Jeffries delayed a vote on Iran until after military operations began and failed to clearly oppose the conflict before or after launch.

The petition contends they cannot be trusted to prevent future wars or curb defense spending. Peace Action president Kevin Martin stated the leaders must "speak out loudly and clearly" to oppose the administration's anticipated $50 billion-plus funding request for the Iran war and end U.S. weapons shipments to Israel.

Since the war's start, Schumer and Jeffries have focused on procedural objections and administration incompetence rather than explicitly opposing military operations. On NBC's "Meet the Press," Jeffries declined to commit to opposing additional Iran war funding, stating "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it."

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