Chuck Schumer faces internal rebellion from furious liberals

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is getting battered by his own party members who are furious over a deal hatched by centrist Democrats to end the government shutdown. Schumer, 74, the top Democratic leader in the Senate, was unable to hold his party together in opposition to Republicans’ government spending plans, even as he opposed the deal himself. On Sunday evening, eight liberal senators voted with Republicans to begin negotiations on a GOP-authored government funding bill.

The New York senator aired his frustrations with the vote on social media Sunday night, noting how he will vote no on the agreement and will ‘keep fighting’ for the health care reforms Democrats have been angling for. On ABC’s ‘The View’ on Monday, the heavily Democratic panel of hosts ripped Schumer for not being able to control his own party.

‘I want an opposition party. I think the Democrats caved,’ co-host Sunny Hostin said after blaming the Republicans for the shutdown. ‘I think the Democrats let down the American people. And like you, Whoopi, I have absolutely no faith the Republican Party will come to the negotiating table.’ ‘I think Chuck Schumer, his days are over. If he cannot keep his caucus together, he needs to go, he needs to be replaced,’ Hostin charged.

However, another co-host, Sarah Haines, disagreed and backed Schumer. ‘I have no faith they [Republicans] are going to negotiate and come back to the table,’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, driving home her belief that Democrats were duped into a bad deal. In addition to losing the liberal talk show hosts, Schumer is also bleeding support among lawmakers in his own party.

‘Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,’ Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California posted on X this weekend. ‘If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?’ Connecticut Democratic Representative Seth Moulton similarly skewered Schumer. Tonight is another example of why we need new leadership. If [Schumer] were an effective leader, he would have united his caucus to vote ‘No’ tonight and hold the line on healthcare.’

Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner also called on Schumer to step aside. ‘Chuck Schumer should step down,’ he posted on social media along with a video about why the New York senator is no longer fit to lead the party after some democrats ‘caved’ and voted with the GOP.

Further, when Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona was asked by MSNBC over the weekend whether he would endorse Schumer for another term as party leader, Kelly notably declined to offer his support. And discontent may have leaked into Schumer’s own Senate office. The Democratic leader’s digital director for the last seven years, Ken Meyers, abruptly resigned on Friday. Schumer will be up for re-election in 2028. Schumer’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.