Overview
- Pelosi formally endorsed Schlossberg on Feb. 10, calling him “the best of his generation” and a leader who can help Democrats retake the House.
- Schlossberg used national TV appearances to argue the 2026 midterms are “our last chance to stop Trump,” saying Democrats must win the House to investigate and potentially impeach the president.
- He labeled his cousin, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., “a dangerous person” and urged House control for subpoena power to scrutinize his public‑health claims and funding.
- The open-seat contest to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler features more than a dozen Democrats; Nadler endorsed his former aide Micah Lasher, with Alex Bores and George Conway also in the field, and the primary is expected to decide the deep-blue district.
- The endorsement intensified debate over dynasty versus merit as commentators questioned Schlossberg’s experience, even as he spotlights a social-media profile and early proposals including a rent deduction, reversing the SALT cap, security grants for houses of worship, and repealing Trump’s tariffs.