Schumer has faced intense backlash from Democrats for instructing members of his party to vote last week for the House GOP’s funding bill that will keep the government funded through September. Stewart joined the chorus of critics during “The Daily Show” on Monday, where he mocked the Senate Democrat for folding to Republicans.

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President Donald Trump — and instead have been left fuming.

MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend declared her departure from the Democratic Party on air over the weekend, specifically citing how Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democrats “blew” their chance to oppose President Donald Trump.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is defending his controversial pivot to support Republicans' spending bill last week, telling "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday that voting against the plan would be more damaging than supporting it.