Late-night comedians blast Democrats over government shutdown decision
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Late-night comedians voiced their frustrations with the Democratic Party on Monday after eight senators voted with Republicans on a plan to fund the government; This potentially marked the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
“I can’t believe it!” “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart shouted. “So what is ‘that’, you ask? Well, ‘that’ is the Democrats. Remember the Democrats? They shut down the government last month.”
Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H., Maggie Hassan, DN.H., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Tim Kaine, D-Va. Seven Democratic senators and one independent, including Dick, the number two Democrat in the Senate, voted with the GOP on Monday for a deal to end the shutdown. Durbin, D-III.
“They bowed to the shutdown, not a week shy of the best election night results we’ve had in years,” Stewart said.
Welcome Seth Meyers during his monologue on November 10, 2025. Jon Stewart speaks with David Remnick during the 2025 New Yorker Festival at Webster Hall on October 26, 2025 in New York City. Jimmy Kimmel “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” During Stephen Colbert attended the WSJ Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards on October 29, 2025 in New York City. (Getty Images)
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“Yes, the shutdown may have been long and painful for millions of Americans, but at least it was a huge success,” Stephen Colbert said on “The Late Show” Monday.
Colbert accused Shaheen of crumbling “like a granola bar in your backpack.”
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” host Seth Meyers criticized Democrats throughout his show, questioning why they thought it was time to “bow down” to President Donald Trump.
“Democrats finally cornered Trump. Polls showed voters were on their side. And when it looked like they were finally going to turn the tables, they caved,” he said.
Late-night host Seth Meyers called out Sen. Chuck Schumer about the shutdown on Monday, Nov. 11, 2025. (NBC/SethMeyers)
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He called out Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-Y), who faces calls for impeachment after members of his caucus voted to end the shutdown. Schumer said Monday that they are not giving up the “fight.”
Reacting to Schumer’s words, Meyers said, “But that’s what you do. You give up the fight. You can’t wave a white flag that says ‘I give up’ in one hand and a smaller white flag that says ‘until next time’ in the other hand.” he said.
“Naturally, Senate Democrats looked at all of this and said, ‘now is the time to bow,'” Meyers said, praising the protests against the Trump administration, the president’s low poll numbers and Democrats’ election victories.
“Oh, look, I just got a fundraising email from the Democrats. It said: ‘Seth, this is urgent. Can you donate five dollars? We promise Jack will do his job,'” he added.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (DY) update reporters after face-to-face meetings with President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Washington, Monday, September 29, 2025. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
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Kimmel also blasted Schumer, expressing his disappointment with senators who voted for the “cave.”
“At his age, it’s amazing how much Chuck Schumer can still bend over. Chuck Schumer is basically telling his kids ‘that’s it, no more iPads!’ It is every parent who says ” And next thing you know, there’s ‘roblox’ on the dinner table. It was such a big cave that the Democrats offered to buy it for Bruce Wayne,” Kimmel said.
Schumer and the Democratic caucus have demanded throughout the shutdown that they would only vote to reopen the government if a tough deal was struck on expiring Obamacare subsidies.
But this deal never materialized. Instead, eight senators from the Democratic party, RS.D. He accepted the offer that Senate Majority Leader John Thune had been making all along, guaranteeing a vote on legislation that would deal with subsidies.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference with other members of the Senate Republican leadership following a policy luncheon on October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Nathan Posner/Anatolia via Getty Images)
The Senate formally passed the renewed continuing resolution late Monday night. The new deal includes an agreement to reopen the government by Jan. 30 and reverse the Trump administration’s layoffs of furloughed federal workers, ensure furloughed workers receive back pay and provide future protections for federal workers during shutdowns.
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Fox News’ Alex Miller and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
