Adam Schiff Accuses Others of Weaponizing Politics After Years of Doing Just That

It takes a special kind of political arrogance to lecture others on not weaponizing politics especially when you’ve built your entire career on doing just that. But that’s exactly what Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) did at the Texas Tribune Festival, leaving critics shaking their heads and calling out the hypocrisy.

Now freshly elected to the Senate in 2024 after two decades in the House, Schiff claimed it was dangerous for politicians to try to make a president or political party “unsuccessful” for political gain. He called it a “ruinous idea” that undermines the country.

“That attitude that you can make a president or a party unsuccessful, no matter what damage it might do to the country, because it’s good politics we have to get past that ruinous idea,” Schiff said. “We have to figure out a way to stop viewing each other as our enemy.”

This from the same man who spent four years waging a media war against President Donald Trump, going so far as to falsely claim he had direct evidence of Trump’s collusion with Russia a claim that turned out to be completely hollow.

Here’s a quick reminder of Schiff’s record:

• He repeatedly told the media he had seen proof of Russian collusion, yet never produced a single piece of credible evidence.

• He led the charge in Trump’s first impeachment, overseeing a one-sided process that ignored exculpatory evidence and drew bipartisan criticism.

• He was one of the loudest voices pushing the Steele Dossier, a Clinton-funded opposition document that helped fuel the now-debunked Russia hoax.

Critics were quick to respond to his comments:

• “Schiff’s entire game depends on people not remembering what he said yesterday,” said “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams.

• Conservative commentator Steve Guest simply noted, “Pot meet kettle.”

• Others pointed out how Schiff seemed to live on CNN and MSNBC during Trump’s term, pushing anti-Trump narratives at every turn.

Schiff didn’t just want Trump to be “unsuccessful” he wanted him removed from office. And he was willing to use every political trick in the book to try and make it happen.

And yet, now that he’s comfortably moved to the Senate, he wants the country to just “move past” all of that and stop “viewing each other as the enemy.” It’s a convenient pivot one that reeks of self-preservation rather than sincere conviction.

Here’s the truth: Democrats have been using every tool at their disposal from impeachments to indictments to attack Trump and his supporters since 2016. Schiff was front and center for all of it. Now that their tactics have failed and Trump is surging in the polls, they want to rewrite the narrative and pretend to be the adults in the room.

According to a recent Gallup poll, only 16% of Americans trust Congress. Why? Because they see through this exact kind of hypocrisy. And with Biden’s approval rating hovering around 38% and growing unrest within his own party, it’s no wonder Schiff wants to change the conversation.

But voters won’t forget. Not after years of witch hunts, media manipulation, and political persecution.

If Schiff really wants to “do the right thing for the American people,” he could start by telling the truth about his own role in dividing the country.

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