Late-night comedians tear into Democrats after voting to end government shutdown

The late-night comedians expressed frustration with the Democratic Party on Monday after eight senators voted with Republicans on a plan to fund the governing body potentially marking the end of the longest authorities shutdown in U S history I can t f---ing believe it Jon Stewart host of The Daily Show shouted And what you ask is it Well it is the Democrats You remember the Democrats They shut down the authorities last month Seven Democratic senators and one independent voted with the GOP on Monday on a deal that would end the shutdown including Sens Angus King I-Maine John Fetterman D-Pa Catherine Cortez Masto D-Nev Jeanne Shaheen D-N H Maggie Hassan D-N H Jacky Rosen D-Nev Tim Kaine D-Va and the number two Democrat in the Senate Dick Durbin D-Ill They f---ing caved on the shutdown not even a full week removed from the best vote night results we've had in years Stewart explained LIBERAL MEDIA FIGURES TURN ON DEMOCRATS AFTER CONTROVERSIAL AUTHORITIES SHUTDOWN VOTE WITH REPUBLICANS Yes the shutdown may have been long and painful for millions of Americans but at least it achieved jack squat Stephen Colbert stated during The Late Show on Monday Colbert accused Shaheen of crumbling like a granola bar in your backpack Seth Meyers host of Late Night with Seth Meyers criticized Democrats throughout his show questioning why they thought it was time to cave to President Donald Trump Democrats have in the end backed Trump into a corner Polls exhibited voters were on their side And then just when it seemed like they'd absolutely turn the tables they buckled he noted SENATE VOTE TO END LEADERSHIP SHUTDOWN IGNITES DEMOCRAT CIVIL WARHe called out Sen Chuck Schumer D-N Y who has faced removal calls after the members of his caucus voted to end the shutdown Schumer noted Monday that they were not giving up the fight But that s what you re doing You re giving up the fight You can t wave a white flag in one hand that says 'I give up ' while in the other hand waving a smaller white flag that says 'until next time ' Meyers noted reacting to Schumer's remarks Meyers touted the protests against the Trump administration the president's low poll numbers and Democrats' vote victories saying So naturally Senate Democrats looked at all that and revealed 'now is the time to cave ' Oh look I just got a fundraising email from the Democrats It mentioned 'Seth this is urgent Can you chip in five bucks We promise to do Jack s--- with it ' he added CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREKimmel also ripped Schumer expressing frustration over the senators who voted to cave At his age it s incredible that Chuck Schumer is still able to bend over so far Chuck Schumer is basically every parent who tells their kid 'that s it no more iPad ' And the next thing you know you got 'roblox' at the dinner table This was such a big cave by the Democrats Bruce Wayne offered to buy it Kimmel declared Schumer and the Democratic caucus have demanded throughout the shutdown that they would only vote to reopen the leadership if they received an ironclad deal on expiring Obamacare subsidies But that deal never materialized Instead the eight senators from the Democratic causcus took the offer that Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S D has made since the beginning a guarantee to vote on statute that would deal with the subsidies The Senate officially passed the revamped continuing resolution late Monday night The new deal would reopen the cabinet until Jan and includes a reversal of the Trump administration s firing of furloughed federal workers a deal to ensure that furloughed workers would get back pay and future protections for federal workers during shutdowns Fox News' Alex Miller and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this description