With Democrats in the House and Senate raging at Schumer because he insisted senators bend a knee to President Donald Trump and approve a federal government spending plan that guts critical programs — rather than shut down the government — Jeffries was asked whether he believed Schumer had “acquiesced.”

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

In talk show appearances, House Democrats said the minority party needed a different approach to challenge President Donald Trump's agenda.

Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, continued to face criticism from members of his own party after he reversed course and allowed the stopgap spending bill to come to a vote.

President Trump signed a funding bill that keeps the government open through September, averting a shutdown after a drama-filled week on Capitol Hill.