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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs Activists Confront Trump Officials, Democrats Confront Democrats
WASHINGTON For more than two years, Democrats have struggled with how aggressively to confront Donald J. Trump, a political opponent unlike any other: Should they attack him over his hard-line policies; his inflammatory, norm-breaking conduct; or some combination of both?
In recent days, as institutional Democrats wring their hands, those deliberations have started to give way to furious liberal activists and citizens who have taken matters into their own hands beyond the corridors of power.
Progressives have heckled the homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, and the White House aide Stephen Miller at Washington restaurants. They have ejected the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, from a Lexington, Va., eatery. And they have screamed at one of Mr. Trumps leading cable news surrogates, Floridas attorney general, Pam Bondi, at a Tampa movie theater.
Lets make sure we show up wherever we have to show up, Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, said Saturday at a rally in Los Angeles. And if you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them theyre not welcome anymore, anywhere.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/politics/trump-liberal-activists-shaming.html
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Why can't any of them growing a goddamn spine and actually call these soulless, traitorous bastards out on their BS, lies, propaganda, child kidnapping ways?
I like Pelosi, but she needs to stop trying the civility crap. It isn't working and it's just pointless. Schumer? Don't even get me started on him. I do not like Chuck and I think if we do take the senate, someone else needs to lead the senate majority. He is too passive.
I'm with Maxine Waters 110%
But I'm happy at least the people, us are doing something about the shit the right is pulling. We gotta pick up the work load our leaders are failing at doing. Well some of them at least.
JI7
(89,269 posts)and his thugs have said and did.
Cha
(297,663 posts)FACTS Againstrump Bandwagon.
Call The LIAR out on his LIES.. Like #IStandWithMaxine
Link to tweet
That seems like a dumb question but I guess he had to ask.
gordianot
(15,245 posts)I know the voting public does not understand this it is about time they do.
Nuclear Pyle
(51 posts)"Republicans fear" just netted 20.7 million results, while "Democrats fear" turned up 30.5 million. OTOH, events of recent days seem to indicate that a number of "us" have decided not to be afraid. Alas, the usual hand-wringing among party leadership shows few signs of decreasing. Perhaps more navel-gazing would help.