Sen. Raphael Warnock won’t commit to backing Chuck Schumer for Senate Democratic leader

The Georgia senator said Democrats are at an “inflection point” and he wants to hear from anyone in the caucus who believes they should lead.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock would not commit Tuesday to supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer for Democratic leader in the next Congress.

CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju asked Warnock whether he had decided to back Schumer.

“We’re going through that process and I’m headed to caucus lunch in a few minutes, so we’ll see what Senator Schumer has to say about what he wants to do,” Warnock said.

Warnock says Democrats are at an ‘inflection point’

When Raju suggested Warnock sounded undecided, the Georgia senator said he did not yet know who was running.

Raju mentioned Schumer and Sen. Chris Van Hollen as possible candidates.

Warnock said Democrats should hear from anyone in the caucus who believes they should lead.

“I think we’re at an inflection point in our country,” Warnock said. “The voters are demanding that we stand up and fight for them and so any member of my caucus that feels like they should lead in this moment, I look forward to hearing their case.”