Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed and on the Defensive

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-24 19:45:53 | Updated at 2025-01-25 01:07:57 5 hours ago

Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed and on the Defensive
The New York Times ^ | Jan 24, 2025 06:37 PM | Reid J. Epstein

Posted on 01/24/2025 11:37:44 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.

As President Trump pushes aggressively to reshape the federal government, Democrats have retreated into a political crouch that reflects their powerlessness in Washington.

Far from rising up in outrage, the opposition party’s lawmakers have taken a muted wait-and-see approach as Mr. Trump tries to end birthright citizenship, halt diversity programs in the federal government, undo foreign policy alliances and seek retribution against his perceived political enemies.

In some cases, Democrats are even making a show of working with Republicans.

Scores of them voted for the Laken Riley Act, which allows the deportation of unauthorized migrants who are accused but not yet convicted of crimes. Others volunteered to work with Republicans on a border security bill. And while Democrats are fighting the nominations of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and Tulsi Gabbard as national intelligence director, Mr. Trump’s other cabinet appointees appear on a glide path to confirmation without much vocal resistance.

It is telling that in the opening days of the new Trump administration, the loudest pushback to the president’s policies has come not from an elected Democrat but from the bishop at Washington National Cathedral, who asked Mr. Trump directly during a service to have mercy on immigrants and L.G.B.T.Q. children.

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Thank you very much and God bless you.

Just wait until the indictments start coming in.

To: E. Pluribus Unum

2 posted on 01/24/2025 11:39:30 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

One think that the Trumpster cannot do is to leave Democrats dumbfounded. That’s ‘cuz they come that way.

3 posted on 01/24/2025 11:39:59 AM PST by Da Coyote

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Dems stole a national election from him, harassed him for years via lawfare and the LE agencies they controlled and tried to kill him twice. What the hell do they expect?

To: E. Pluribus Unum

I want to see the 501(c)(3) status revoked for any nonprofit—including churches—that aids and abets illegal aliens.

Then indict them under RICO.

5 posted on 01/24/2025 11:41:24 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)

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