Inside Schumer’s Frayed Relationship with Manchin

“The failed Build Back Better negotiations have left the relationship between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin severely strained,” Axios reports.

“Both senators — and their staffs — quietly question whether the other side can be trusted.”

“By the time the Senate was considering the Build Back Better agenda, the mutual suspicion had metastasized and the two senators felt they needed to commit their positions in writing. They both signed a July agreement that became public in September, capping Manchin’s spending at $1.5 trillion.”

“While the mere existence of such a unique document befuddled fellow senators, the implication was clear: doubt and distrust ran high in their relationship.”