Chuck Schumer tries to put out a five-alarm fire after Democrats ‘caved’ on shutdown vote - Analysis: The Senate minority leader faces the loudest complaints about his leadership from his colleagues in recent memory,

Sunny Hostin had blunt words for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) during his appearance on “The View” Tuesday morning. The New York senator has come under fire recently after he and nine other Senate Democrats seemed happy to give up any leverage against Republican efforts to demolish federal agencies and shut off government spending without congressional approval.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) defended his decision to stiff-arm left-wing lawmakers and join Republicans to pass a six-month government funding bill last week, claiming a partial shutdown would have wrought “devastation like we’ve never seen.