Bernie Sanders lamented on Tuesday that the Democratic Party had "virtually no grassroots support," shifting away some blame from Chuck Schumer amid the fallout from the spending bill.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said the Democratic Party needs to undergo a “major transformation” if it wants to have a future, citing a need to become a “multi-generational” party. Sanders’s comment follows growing discontent within the Democratic Party over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) leadership,

Democrat Rep. Glenn Ivey became the first congressperson from his party to publicly suggest Chuck Schumer should be ousted from his post as the party’s leader in the Senate for helping pass a Republican spending plan.