With Democrats in the House and Senate raging at Schumer because he insisted senators bend a knee to President Donald Trump and approve a federal government spending plan that guts critical programs — rather than shut down the government — Jeffries was asked whether he believed Schumer had “acquiesced.”

Donald Trump congratulated Chuck Schumer for his decision to advance a GOP bill to keep the government open — but it’s hardly the kind of praise that the Senate Democratic leader needs. Fellow lawmakers and party activists are irate at what they see as a massive cave to Republicans as a time when

Senator Chuck Schumer faced backlash from House Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for supporting a GOP-backed stopgap funding bill. Critics argue it grants President Trump undue power, while Schumer contends the move was to prevent a government shutdown.