Fighting Trump Requires Focus. Democrats Didn't Show It.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "Bear with me.") He admitted his vaunted Department of Government Efficiency "is headed by Elon Musk," inadvertently undercutting his administration's arguments in several pending lawsuits challenging DOGE's authority to slash government programs.
35% : " What was more surprising to me was that Trump, never one to resist throwing a punch, mostly refrained from rolling in the mud with the protesting Democrats -- a testament, perhaps, to the influence of his strategy-minded chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
31% : Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) fundraised off a photo taken of her holding a sign that read "This Is NOT Normal" as Trump walked by her.
27% : And more importantly, they take the focus away from where their party wants it -- in this case, on Trump proudly owning his most controversial policies.
22% : " When Trump talked about cutting waste, fraud and abuse, Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.) shouted, "What about the $400 million Tesla contract?"
19% : Undercutting your own message in the fight against Trump, making your party look small and desperate, and making Trump look like the commanding figure he desperately wants to be.
17% : Congratulations, attention-hungry House Democrats: You stole the spotlight from Donald Trump on Tuesday night.
15% : As Trump talked about tax cuts, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) scribbled notes to Trump on a whiteboard, telling him "start by paying your taxes.
11% : One, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), was escorted out of the chamber after interrupting Trump, refusing to sit down and shaking his cane in outrage.
11% : And while he blamed predecessor Joe Biden for the "economic catastrophe and inflation nightmare" he said he inherited, Trump barely offered any solutions to bring down prices himself -- something voters of both parties say he's not addressing enough. Democrats, alas, couldn't let that be the focus.
9% : Green, known for his repeated attempts to impeach Trump, started the night off by interrupting Trump and shouting, "You have no mandate!"

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