President Donald Trump told Newsmax on Tuesday night that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has been “absolutely killed” by fellow Democrats for not preventing the upper chamber from passing a stopgap funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown.

Schumer initially said he would encourage his Democrat Senate colleagues to oppose the measure by voting against cloture, which requires 60 votes to end a filibuster and advance legislation for full floor vote. But he then switched course as pressure steadily built regarding a government shutdown, prompting calls for him to resign his leadership position.

The Senate voted 62-38 on the cloture motion, and the funding bill passed 54-46 hours before the March 14 deadline to fund the federal government through the end of the 2025 fiscal year, which is Sept. 30.

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