Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-N.Y.) is laying the blame for the government shutdown on President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE, saying he can't take "yes" for an answer.

"[He] can't take 'yes' for an answer. That's why we're here, and we don't have anyone in the White House or here in the Senate, in the House ... to tell him he's got to straighten this whole thing out. He can't say 'yes' one minute and 'no' the next," Schumer said on the Senate floor.

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He added that he made Trump a "very generous offer" that the president walked away from.

Schumer and Senate Democrats said on Friday night that the minority leader had offered Trump a boost in defense funding and to put the U.S.-Mexico border wall on the table for discussion.

White House aides have argued that Schumer is mischaracterizing negotiations.

Because Trump walked away from the deal, and other recently floated agreements, Schumer argued that the government is in a "Trump shutdown."

Republicans have been calling the closure the "Schumer shutdown."

Schumer also blasted Republicans, noting they aren't on the same page as the White House and have refused to compromise.

"It was their job to reach out and come up with a compromise. They have failed. Our democracy was designed to run on compromise," he said.

He added that "the political Catch-22, never seen before, has driven our government to dysfunction. ... Hence we are in a Trump shutdown."