The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end of the day Friday.

Their support meant the bill was able to break the 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster, 62-38. The nine Democrats are a mix of moderates, close allies of Schumer, members who represent states with large populations of federal workers and senators on their way to retirement.

CNN political commentator and former Obama adviser Van Jones warned of a "volcanic eruption of outrage" directed toward Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after the federal spending bill passed Friday night.

CNN’s Van Jones said there was a “volcanic eruption” of outrage among Democrats after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer helped Republicans pass the government funding bill on Friday. “How angry are Democrats at Leader Schumer?

CNN political commentator Van Jones weighed in on the “volcanic anger” Democrats have with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after he voted to advance the GOP-backed spending bill, emphasizing the party needs some “alpha energy” and has to push back harder on the changes being executed by the current administration.