Schumer, Democrats trash Trump deal with Iran, demand release of details

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News on Jun 15, 2026

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Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday led a chorus of Democratic lawmakers who are trashing President Donald Trump’s putative ceasefire deal with Iran and demanding the release of the text of the agreement.

While the Senate minority leader repeated support for ending the war, he said it was impossible to know if the emerging deal makes any sense without seeing the details.

“The American people deserve details and full transparency,” Schumer said in a statement. “What exactly is in this ‘understanding’? Will service members remain in harm’s way?”

“And what have we actually gained here from Trump’s war?” he asked.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, the House Democratic leader, made similar remarks in appearance on Fox 5 New York, noting that the House recently voted in favor of a Democratic resolution invoking the War Powers Act to demand congressional consent for the war to continue.

“My concern is that it’s a war we never should have got into in the first place,” Jeffries said.

Jeffries called for the White House to immediately release the full text of the agreement and brief congressional leaders from both parties.

“There’s a lot of ambiguity that needs to be sorted out,” the Brooklyn lawmaker said. “It’s not at all clear what is the outcome is.”

On the day after the White House announced the signing of a so-called memorandum of understanding, there remained significant uncertainty about what the deal actually entails. Trump said the text would be released sometime after Friday, but did not offer any reason for the delay.

Both Iran and the U.S. confirmed the deal includes a 60-day extension of the ceasefire between the two nations and calls for the opening of the chokepoint Straits of Hormuz, which has been closed by both Iran and a U.S. blockade.

It puts off talks on curbing Iran’s nuclear program for a later date.

U.S. and Iranian officials will attend a ceremonial signing of the agreement Friday in Geneva, which would then start the clock on a 60-day period of talks on sanctions and Iran’s nuclear program.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, slammed the deal even harder, calling it “an utter disaster” and predicting the U.S. will wind up paying billions to Iran, which could use the windfall to rebuild its military and fund proxy groups in the region.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said Trump was forced to cave to Tehran’s demands because of the domestic political costs of rising gas prices caused by the war.

“Trump has humiliated America. He accomplished none of his goals,” Murphy said. “He was forced to surrender on Iran’s terms.”

Even conservative Republicans weren’t quick to praise Trump’s deal. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top GOP hawk, said he was “concerned” about conflicting reports about what the deal actually involves.

“Time will tell,” Graham tweeted.

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