The stunning and fierce revolt against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for backing down from Republicans in a shutdown battle is being magnified by the resounding silence from Democrats refusing to come to his defense.

The Senate minority leader finds himself sharply at odds with many members of his caucus, fellow Democrats in the House and liberal activists.

CNN political commentator Van Jones told CNN host Erin Burnett there is a "volanic" level of anger at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). "I've never seen this level of volcanic anger at a Democrat ever,

After weeks of frustration with President Donald Trump, the Democratic base has turned its ire on a new target: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the 9 Democratic senators who voted to advance a Republican funding bill rather than shut down the government.

N.Y., sidestepped questions on whether he had confidence in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday. The top House Democrat was directly asked about Schumer twice during a hastily-announced press conference to emphasize their opposition to Republicans' government funding bill.