Schumer Turns Against His Own Shutdown Fix Idea After Fellow Democrats Erupt in 'Open Mutiny'

With a government shutdown looming, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is once again proving incapable of leading his own party — let alone the country.

According to Axios, Schumer privately floated the idea of a short-term funding bill to keep the government open for seven to 10 days while Democrats negotiated with Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump. But the very proposal he hinted at behind closed doors was the same one he later trashed in public — all while facing what insiders described as an “open mutiny” from Democrats.

The internal revolt stems from Schumer’s attempt to find leverage in the budget fight. Democrats are demanding billions for left-wing priorities such as Obamacare subsidies. Without some kind of deal, the government will officially run out of funding at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

The far-left wing of the party, however, is in no mood to compromise. Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, chairman of the House Progressive Caucus and a vocal Trump critic, blasted Schumer’s floated stopgap plan.

“Hell no,” Casar declared on X. “Republicans have refused to come to the table for months. Why would Democrats acting weak change their behavior?”

Schumer has been down this road before. Back in March, he led Democrats in voting to fund the government, citing his “job to make the best choice for the country” and claiming he wanted to “minimize the harms to the American people,” according to Politico.

But after outrage from progressives — and whispers that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could mount a primary challenge against him — Schumer’s “best choice for the country” suddenly looks different.

On Monday, Schumer was asked whether he would support a short-term measure to buy time. He flatly rejected the idea.

“No, we have to do it now. The time is a wasting. We have to do it now. We’ve delayed and delayed and delayed. As Martin Luther King once said, later means never,” Schumer told reporters, according to The Hill.

Critics, however, note that his defiance has more to do with saving his political career than honoring Martin Luther King Jr. With AOC breathing down his neck, Schumer’s greatest fear isn’t a shutdown — it’s his own base.

House Democrats venting to Axios were openly dismissive of their leader’s handling of the crisis. “I’m not sure why grandpa is doing this,” one unnamed Democrat said. “This just shows how out of touch he is with where the American people are at.”

For Schumer, the showdown is less about governing and more about survival. Meanwhile, President Trump continues pressing for a responsible budget that funds essential services without caving to the Left’s endless wish list.