Chuck Schumer Humiliated After Fellow Dems Erupt in ‘Open Mutiny’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing difficulties leading the Democrats because they want to shut down the government.

Schumer privately suggested a means to end the shutdown if it happens. However, he publicly condemned the same concept as a strategy to stop the shutdown from happening in the first place, according to Axios.

He was dealing with an “open mutiny” in his own party.

Schumer planned to pass a package that would keep the government running for seven to ten days. This would give Democrats time to talk with Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump about restoring funds for Obamacare subsidies and other Democratic demands.

The far left side of Schumer’s party didn’t want any of it.

The table was set for Schumer when he led a group of Democrats back in March to fund the government and avert a shutdown.

“I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country, to minimize the harm to the American people. Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down,” Schumer said on the Senate floor at the time.

After Democrats erupted in outrage — and talk spread of leftist New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demolishing Schumer in a Senate primary race — “the best choice for the country” has apparently changed, in Schumer’s mind.

At a news conference on Monday, Schumer was asked about the potential for a short-term funding bill and shot it down.

House Democrats who spoke to Axios were openly scornful of Schumer’s behavior.

“I’m not sure why grandpa is doing this. This just shows how out of touch he is with where the American people are at,” one unnamed Democratic representative told Axios.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is warning that federal agencies are preparing for mass layoffs if Democrats continue to block a stopgap spending bill and allow the government to shut down at the end of the month.

The warning came as Congress neared a Tuesday midnight deadline to avert a shutdown.

While the Republican-led House approved a short-term continuing resolution last week, the measure has stalled in the Senate, where Democrats are demanding additional provisions.

A long weekend away from Washington did little to change the standoff on Capitol Hill, as Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked for the eighth time an effort to reopen the federal government.

The move came despite mounting pressure following the Trump administration’s warning of mass firings, announced over the weekend by Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought.

The administration has argued that the partial shutdown cannot continue without significant spending reforms, while Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), have insisted on preserving key funding priorities.

One potential crisis was eased, however, after President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to reallocate funds to ensure that military service members receive their paychecks on schedule on Oct. 15, even as broader government operations remain suspended.

That said, another payday is approaching—so far, unfunded—for Senate staffers.

Senate Democrats are pushing for an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies ahead of the Nov. 1 open enrollment period. They argue that without congressional action, millions of Americans who rely on the tax credits will face sharp premium increases.

President Trump, however, has shown no indication of conceding to those demands.

He reiterated Republicans’ position that Democrats are seeking to reverse $1.5 trillion in spending cuts enacted under what he has called the “big, beautiful bill.”

Senate Republicans have indicated they are willing to negotiate on the issue of expiring health care subsidies—but only after the government reopens.

GOP lawmakers say reforms to the Affordable Care Act program should be discussed as part of a broader appropriations package, not as a condition for ending the shutdown.

For now, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) appears determined to stick with his strategy of repeatedly bringing the House-passed short-term continuing resolution (CR) to the Senate floor.

The measure would extend government funding temporarily while longer-term spending negotiations continue.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine, have broken ranks with Schumer to vote for the bill. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has voted with Republicans on the same legislation each time, did not vote Tuesday night.