While Washington, DC, entered a third week of federal occupation ordered by Donald Trump, the leaders of the Democratic Party were absent from demonstrations against the president’s last takeover.
Residents of the national capital have Seen from armed federal agents Deployed in the streets of their city to allegedly fight a problem of non -existent crime. National guard Troops have been deployed In places such as metro stations, clearly for Capitol Hill staff and probably politicians for whom they work. Trump’s very visible takeover is a very visible attempt to exercise power in an authoritarian style.
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But the head of the minority of the Hakeem Jeffries Chamber and the head of the Senate minorities, Chuck Schumer, as well as other senior democrats, were part of a concerted effort to express the opposition to the occupation.
Certainly, they sent messages criticizing Trump’s actions, as Jeffries declaration on August 11 To say that “Donald Trump has no foundation to resume the local police service”. But party leaders have not been part of an increasing protest movement.
Even delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents the district as a member of the non -voting congress, was missing. His absence has raised new concerns concerning 88 -year -old Decision to run For another term of the congress in 2026.
On the other hand, DC residents were on the ground by repulsive to the actions of Trump loudly. There is summer of the stepsstreet protests, and even Noisy Vice-president JD Vance when he appeared at Union Station to rent his boss.
Trump and his servants worked to push his false story and justify the deployment. Thursday, the president appeared In a place of staging of the National Guard to assert once again that the crime had fallen because of its actions, ignoring the reality that crime was at 30 years before the start of its authoritarian antics.
The disparity between the responses of the two parties strengthened a problem that was apparent since Trump won the elections in 2024. Democrats were still flat and still, unable to respond to many Trump provocations – even if the public clearly indicated that they are not aligned with his priorities.
Trump may be an unskilled goon pursuing ideological goals that are ultimately harmful to the country, but he has practiced a brand of politics That his opponents have not yet understood how to counter – and he did it while keeping his main supporters and the rest of the online republican party.
Trump is unpopular Because its policies harm a wide strip of Americans outside its very rich inner circle, but the Democrats are also on outings With voters who should support them the most.
Presenting itself when the national capital is as a seat would probably help to let the nation know that the Democratic Party is doing.
