Bernie Sanders lamented on Tuesday that the Democratic Party had "virtually no grassroots support," shifting away some blame from Chuck Schumer amid the fallout from the spending bill.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said the Democratic Party needs to undergo a “major transformation” if it wants to have a future, citing a need to become a “multi-generational” party. Sanders’s comment follows growing discontent within the Democratic Party over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) leadership,

The two progressive lawmakers kicked off the western part of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour Thursday, with stops in Nevada and Arizona.