Democrats were already in a bad way following President Donald Trump's roaring win at the polls on Election Day, but the party has seemingly continued to devolve since then.

The latest infighting came as a result of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ultimately supporting a Republican-led spending bill that avoided a total government shutdown, and calls for his stepping down have already begun. 

According to JustTheNews, Maryland Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey publicly suggested on Tuesday evening that Schumer should step down from his Senate leadership post.

Ivey became the first Democrat with the fortitude to say it out loud.

What's going on?

During a town hall event on Tuesday night, Ivey made sure to tread carefully with his call for Schumer to step down while calling for new leadership.

“I respect Chuck Schumer," Ivey said at the event. "I think he had a great, long-standing career, did a lot of great things, but I’m afraid that it may be time for the Senate Democrats to get a new leader.

Notably, the 800 or so people who gathered at the town hall event for Ivey applauded after he made the call for Schumer to hang up his leadership position.

House Democrat puts Schumer on notice: 'Get right' or get out https://t.co/yV6zOn5yKZ

— POLITICO (@politico) March 19, 2025

Many Democrats are still furious over Schumer reversing course on backing the GOP-led spending bill, as he had originally planned to buck it and allow the government to shut down.

Schumer ultimately decided that a government shutdown would have been worse than voting against the stopgap spending bill.

Another chance?

Ivey told Politico that he would consider supporting Schumer if he came around and stuck to his word, adding that he's worried Schumer could vote the same way on the bill when it comes up later this year.

“If he can get himself together and come — you know, get right on this vote and we get another shot at it, okay,” Ivey said. “But if he’s going to do the same thing again when this bill comes up six months from now, we can’t afford that.”

Politico noted:

Ivey, a second-term Congress and member of the House Appropriations Committee, expressed confidence in his own caucus leader, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who was able to persuade all but one Democrat in the House to vote against a Republican-drafted spending bill.

Only time will tell if more Democrats follow Ivey's lead or if they give Schumer another chance.