Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerOvernight Health Care: Schumer calls for Azar to resign over 'chaos' in coronavirus response CNBC's Cramer calls Pelosi 'crazy Nancy' in live interview Schumer calls for Azar to resign over 'chaos' in coronavirus response MORE (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said it does not appear President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread Conservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Trump defends claim coronavirus will disappear, citing 'herd mentality' MORE's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, will get the 60 votes needed to overcome a procedural hurdle to his nomination.

"It looks like Gorsuch will not reach the 60-vote margin," Schumer said on NBC's "Meet The Press."

"So instead of changing the rules — which is up to [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP ramps up attacks on Democrats over talk of nixing filibuster MLB owner: It's 'very necessary' to vote for Trump Delta: Early departures saved flight attendants' jobs MORE [R-Ky.] and the Republican majority — why doesn't President Trump, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate sit down and try to come up with a mainstream nominee?"

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Schumer said when a nominee doesn't get 60 votes, the nominee should be changed instead of the rules.

Schumer said the Republicans are "acting like they're a cat on the top of a tree."

"And they have to jump off with all the damage that entails," he said.

"Come back off the tree, sit down and work with us and we will produce a mainstream nominee."

Schumer said other presidents have consulted the other side regarding their Supreme Court nominees.

"All Donald Trump consulted was this hard-right special interest group, the Federalist Society," he said.

"This is not a mainstream choice — he's way far over."

McConnell said Sunday that Gorsuch will ultimately be confirmed. He said it is up to the Democrats, though, how that will be accomplished.

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