President Trump criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y. ) handling of the government shutdown in an interview on Monday, saying Republicans bested him in the process.

"I think he made a mistake in going too far,” Trump told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham. “He thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him."

“I’ve never seen a politician change so much,” the president said. “He was a pretty talented guy. He’s lost his talent.”

Schumer is facing backlash from Democrats across the board for Sunday’s procedural vote that would begin the process of reopening the government. The minority leader’s critics argue that he was unable to keep the Democratic caucus together, resulting in seven Democrats, plus Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), joining with Republicans to v

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