Chuck Schumer Cut In Front Of Mitch McConnell And Became A Meme

Twitter users got a kick out of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) lighthearted power move over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) this week.

Viral video (above) shows McConnell walking down a long corridor in the U.S. Capitol to a lectern for a press conference. But, from seemingly out of nowhere, Schumer enters from screen-left and beats him to it.

“The prerogatives of the majority,” the New York Democrat cracked.

McConnell was filmed laughing in a corner.

When his turn to talk finally came, the Kentucky Republican referenced his predecessor Bob Dole’s quote about “the most dangerous place in Washington to be is between Chuck Schumer and a microphone.”

MSNBC’s Ari Melber set the moment to the Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé song “Savage.”

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” gave it a pandemic spin:

Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer reminds Republican Senator Mitch McConnell who’s in charge.

Now, if we can bring this same energy to the filibuster, we might get something done.pic.twitter.com/kPGznquZos

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August 3, 2021