Thursday, January 30, 2025

Democrats leave 'emergency' meeting vowing to fight Trump actions

Jeffries and his leadership team are calling on all rank-and-file Democrats to stage "a day of action" this week, while the House is in recess. And lawmakers said they're already taking that message to heart, staging town halls with voters and Zoom calls with advocacy groups to warn against what they see as a dire threat to America's democratic traditions. 

In blue districts, that might mean preaching largely to the choir. But Huffman, for one, said he's planning to step into more hostile territory to deliver the message. 

"I had a jam-packed town hall last night — I'm going to be doing more of them," he said. "But I am looking at going into the Republican parts of my district to show what a wrecking ball this federal spending freeze is for the very people in communities who think Trump cares about them."…


 

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