The Democratic leaders in the Senate and House struck a unified message on potential GOP cuts to Medicaid, even as they defended their conflicting government funding strategies.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday he backs Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) continuing in his role despite their divergence on shutting down the government last week.

MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes forced Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to confront his detractors Tuesday on live TV, playing a brutal supercut of other Democrats criticizing his controversial decision last week to back a Republican spending bill.

Schumer has faced intense backlash from Democrats for instructing members of his party to vote last week for the House GOP’s funding bill that will keep the government funded through September. Stewart joined the chorus of critics during “The Daily Show” on Monday, where he mocked the Senate Democrat for folding to Republicans.

Jon Stewart ripped into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for caving on a controversial GOP funding bill on Friday. After playing some footage of Schumer saying that Republicans didn’t have enough votes to pass the bill,

“Leader Schumer sees Leader Jeffries as a new leader who needs to learn a lot about the nuances of governing and negotiating,” Politico quoted a Democratic strategist tied to Pelosi as saying. “Jeffries sees Schumer as someone who has lost touch with the sentiment of the base and whose tactics and style are a relic of the past.”

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President Donald Trump — and instead have been left fuming.

Some House and Senate Democrats appear divided over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown. Nine other Democrats joined Sen. Schumer in advancing the stopgap measure Friday,