Media figures unload on Schumer after ‘caving’ on government shutdown

Though the longest authorities shutdown in American historical past has come to an finish, the media has not stopped criticizing Senate Minority Chief Senator Chuck Schumer’s dealing with of the scenario.

Media personalities from comedians to former White Home aides have spoken out in opposition to Schumer after eight Senate Democratic caucus members broke with their celebration leaders and signaled the start of the tip of the longest shutdown within the nation’s historical past.

Schumer and the Democratic caucus had demanded through the shutdown that they might solely vote to reopen the federal government in the event that they obtained an ironclad deal on the expiration of Obamacare subsidies.

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Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer has been the Democratic Social gathering’s principal goal for his dealing with of the federal government shutdown. (Tom Brenner/Getty Photos)

However that deal by no means got here to fruition. As an alternative, the eight senators took up the provide that Senate Majority Chief John Thune, R-S.D., has made for the reason that starting — a assure to vote on laws that might deal with the subsidies.

Following Sunday’s vote to reopen the federal government, quite a few media figures had robust phrases for Schumer:

David Axelrod

David Axelrod, former adviser to President Barack Obama. (Scott Olson/Getty Photos)

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod advised a CNN panel final week that he believes Schumer is “in greater hassle” inside his personal celebration following the tip of the federal government shutdown.

CNN host Anderson Cooper requested Axelrod whether or not Schumer “might get into hassle” with the Democratic Social gathering’s “left flank” after members of his caucus voted with Republicans to reopen the federal government.

“I feel he is in hassle – I feel he is in greater hassle now,” Axelrod replied. “My evaluation is that after these elections in 2027, he won’t be chief of the celebration except one thing very shocking occurs.”

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Jen Psaki

MSNBC host Jen Psaki speaks on the 2024 Texas Tribune Pageant in Austin, Texas, on September 6, 2024. (Joseph A. Wulfsohn/Fox Information Digital)

On Tuesday’s episode of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” host Jen Psaki questioned “what occurred to Schumer” after his group accepted Thune’s deal to reopen the federal government.

Through the present, Psaki performed a video of Schumer discussing the shutdown in early October. The Democratic senator stated on the time that Republicans had been “decided to remove well being care from 60 million individuals,” including, “Democrats have three phrases for this: no rattling approach.” It is actually life or dying.’

“That man was fiery. There was ominous music. He was cursing. I imply, there was quite a bit in that video. What occurred to that man? And naturally, Democrats had each cause to really feel like they had been in a superb place to proceed the battle. I imply for quite a lot of causes,” Psaki stated after the video, pointing to NBC Information polls that confirmed extra voters blamed Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats.

“And that was earlier than the Democrats completely cleared the whistle on Republicans throughout the nation [on Election Day 2025]. This exhibits that voters supported their efforts to stand up in opposition to this authorities,” she added.

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Seth Meijers

Late night time host Seth Meyers known as out Senator Chuck Schumer in regards to the shutdown on Monday, November 11, 2025. (NBC/SethMeyers)

“Late Night time” host Seth Meyers criticized Democrats on his present the day after the shutdown vote, questioning why they thought it was time to “give in” to the president. Donald Trump.

“The Democrats lastly cornered Trump. Polls confirmed voters had been on their aspect. And simply when it appeared like they may lastly flip the tables, they caved,” he stated.

Meyers particularly known as out Schumer, who only a week earlier had emphasised that Democrats wouldn’t quit the “battle.”

“However that is what you do. You quit the battle. You may’t wave a white flag in a single hand that claims, ‘I quit,’ whereas within the different hand you wave a smaller white flag that claims, ‘see you subsequent time,'” Meyers stated, responding to Schumer’s feedback.

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Meyers praised the protests in opposition to the Trump administration, the president’s low ballot numbers and the Democrats’ election victories, saying, “So in fact the Democrats within the Senate all checked out that and stated, ‘Now it is time to concede.'”

Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel, host of “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” through the present on September 23, 2025. (Randy Holmes/Disney through Getty Photos)

Echoing Meyers’ criticism of Democratic Senate management, Jimmy Kimmel late within the night denounced Schumer and senators who, in his view, had been “caving” to Republicans.

“At his age, it is unbelievable that Chuck Schumer can nonetheless bend up to now. Chuck Schumer is principally each father or mother who tells their youngster, ‘That is it, no extra iPad!’ And earlier than you already know it, you might have Roblox on the dinner desk. This was such an enormous cave that the Democrats provided for Bruce Wayne to purchase it,” Kimmel stated final week.

Sunny Hostin

Sunny Hostin attends a dialogue of View’s “Behind the Desk” podcast on 92NY on October 8, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Photos)

The View co-host Sunny Hostin did not mince her phrases when she went after Schumer the day after the shutdown vote, claiming his days as Democratic chief are “over.”

Hostin advised the panel she wished an “opposition celebration” that might take a stand in opposition to the Trump administration, arguing that “the Democrats caved” and “failed the American individuals.” She additionally stated she has “completely no confidence” that Republicans would come to the negotiating desk in good religion.

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“Disgrace on you the primary time. You do it two, 3 times, 4 occasions, disgrace on me. Disgrace on the Democrats for even believing that the Republicans will even vote on it,” Hostin stated.

“So the underside line is that the Democrats, after a blue wave, have gone into the American individuals and stated, ‘We would like [an] opposition.’ Working individuals need the Democratic Social gathering to battle for them. And now they simply surrendered and surrendered. I feel Chuck Schumer’s days are over. And if he cannot preserve his caucus collectively, he ought to go. It must be changed,” she added.

Fox Information Digital reached out to Schumer’s workplace for remark.

Fox Information’ Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.