Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has come under fire from fellow Democrats amid the government shutdown , but MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow defended the long-time politician on Monday night (November 10).

The focus on Schumer comes after eight Democrats crossed the aisle on Sunday (November 9) to give Republicans the 60 votes they needed to push through a bill to fund and reopen the federal government. Senate Democrats had been holding out in an effort to get the government to extend healthcare premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

While Schumer didn’t vote with the GOP, many are upset that he failed to stop the eight Democrats from mutinying. Frustration was especially high because the Democrats received no concessions in exchange for the eight

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