Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton (D-Kans.) said on Sunday that many people in Kansas view Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as "polarizing," according to a report by The Hill.
The report said Hamilton made the remark during an appearance on NBC News' Meet the Press, where host Kristen Welker asked him why the top Senate Democrat is not the right leader for the party. According to The Hill, Hamilton has been critical of Schumer before. The summary of the report does not say what Hamilton said in direct response to the question, and it does not describe the reasoning behind that criticism.
The available text ends partway through Hamilton's answer. It states that his reply began with a phrase the summary leaves incomplete, so the rest of his response is not reflected in this account. Because the summary is truncated, the full context of his comments, including any qualifications he offered, cannot be confirmed from the material reviewed.
Ryan Mancini wrote the report for The Hill. The summary identifies Hamilton as a senator-elect, a designation the available text does not explain further. It does not indicate whether Schumer or his office has responded to the remarks, and no statement from either is described in the material reviewed.
The account rests on a single report. The Hill's summary presents the exchange as the basis for its story, and this account does not add details beyond what that summary contains. The full exchange, including Hamilton's complete answer, is not available in the material reviewed.
Sources: The Hill: Hamilton says many people in Kansas view Schumer as ‘polarizing’.