{"id":2046979,"date":"2026-07-16T18:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046979"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:41:15","slug":"sen-chuck-schumer-silent-on-farting-on-senate-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046979","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chuck Schumer Silent on Farting on Senate Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/16by9\/2026\/07\/16\/602fe6e88c5147d4a6a0c91005372021_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink article--sponsor-internal sponsor-tmz-in-dc\">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Sen. Chuck Schumer<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Passes on Gas Question<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T11:41:15-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:41 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T13:26:10-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  July 16, 2026<br \/>\n                                1:26 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-34e613513b9c8ba132d8c6a4d753fd72\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b13a57ee-f402-448b-ab9a-aa3b8cec77e3-1693518509-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/16by9\/2026\/07\/16\/602fe6e88c5147d4a6a0c91005372021_md.jpg\" alt=\"071626_chuck_schumer.01_00_09_00\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-b13a57ee-f402-448b-ab9a-aa3b8cec77e3-1693518509-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">Ex-squeeze Me!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/2026-07-16-071626-chuck-schumer-2311312-476\/\">Video: Sen. Chuck Schumer Stays Mum When Asked About Farting on Senate Floor<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ DC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-17a1904565ed029514a9129434c939c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chuck-schumer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Chuck Schumer<\/strong><\/a> is embroiled in the weightiest issues in the world right now, but TMZ DC could not pass up an opportunity to ask if he passed gas on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-da862935bfbf916739199b0fa60534f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jacob-wasserman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jacob<\/strong><\/a> buttonholed the Minority Leader after talking to other reporters about all things political and asked about a telltale noise that emitted from the 75-year-old&#8217;s body during a Tuesday session. 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