Chuck Schumer: “People Are Aroused! I Haven’t Seen People So Aroused In a Very, Very Long Time!”

Sen. Chuck Schumer is being blasted online over his very odd, creepy word choice during a press conference on Wednesday…

Speaking about President Trump’s federal funding freeze, Schumer said,

“Donald Trump, with his cruel policy, has aroused the American people and begun to show them how this administration is not for working families, but for the billionaires.”

He then went on to emphasize how ‘aroused’ people, apparently are…

“People are aroused! I haven’t seen people so aroused in a very, very long time!”

Um…what?

Watch for yourself:

Chuck Schumer: "People are aroused! I haven't seen people so aroused in very, very long time!"

Calm down, Chuck. pic.twitter.com/RdqQzf6lep

— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) January 29, 2025

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) discussing how aroused people are in a Senate Democrats press briefing.

Music has been added to enhance the mood. pic.twitter.com/22KYWZe4B3

— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) January 29, 2025

The New York Post commented:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argued Wednesday that President Trump’s federal grant freeze really got a rise out of Americans, claiming that he hasn’t seen “people so aroused in a very, very long time” — and leaving many social media users nauseated.

“Donald Trump, with his cruel policy, has aroused the American people and begun to show them how this administration is not for working families, but for the billionaires,” Schumer told reporters during a press conference on the White House Office of Management and Budget’s now-rescinded memo ordering a temporary freeze on federal grants and loans.

“People are aroused,” Schumer declared, claiming that local elected officials have been flooded with concerned messages from constituents over the memo.

“I haven’t seen people so aroused in a very, very long time,” the 74-year-old senator added.

Schumer’s word choice left several social media users feeling grossed out.

Grossed out is one way to describe it.

Chuck Schumer is one of the last people I’d ever want to hear say the word “aroused.”

Definitely up there with my grandma and Diddy.

Here’s how social media users are reacting:

Someone took too much Viagra today.

— Ryan Byrd (@byrdman220) January 29, 2025

Schumer announces this summer’s DNC freakoff.

— Alaskan Tequila (@LTequila4) January 30, 2025

One of the words Chuck Schumer should NEVER utter is “aroused”. https://t.co/VaGww0J6sW

— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) January 29, 2025

This isn’t the first time Chuck Schumer has raised eyebrows with his strange choice of words…

Remember this?

Chuck Schumer accidently accused Donald Trump of inciting an "erection."

Freudian slip??

😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/s8flTRwPPK

— Evan Kilgore 🇺🇸 (@EvanAKilgore) January 22, 2021

There he goes with tha “inciting the erection” stuff again. What a pervert.

— Still Nobody (@L22756) January 29, 2025