AXIOS (Stephen Neukam) - Inside the "complicated" relationship between Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is one of the only Democrats in Washington who can work with President Trump, leaning on their common New York ties, mutual allies and the residuals of their long-ago alliance. Why it matters: There's deep mistrust between the two and their aides. But Schumer and Trump have each other's numbers literally and figuratively, and have been known to talk on the phone like the longtime acquaintances they are. - As a New York Democrat decades ago, Trump financially supported Schumer's political campaigns. Trump and his family accounted for nearly $20,000 in contributions to Schumer, according to Open Secrets . - Schumer in 2006 made a cameo on Trump's show, The Apprentice, where he praised the…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is one of the only Democrats in Washington who can work with President Trump, leaning on their common New York ties, mutual allies and the residuals of their long-ago alliance. Why it matters: There's deep mistrust between the two and their aides. But Schumer and Trump have each other's numbers literally and figuratively, and have been known to talk on the phone like the longtime acquaintances they are. - As a New York Democrat decades ago, Trump financially supported Schumer's political campaigns. Trump and his family accounted for nearly $20,000 in contributions to Schumer, according to Open Secrets . - Schumer in 2006 made a cameo on Trump's show, The Apprentice, where he praised the…Open