D-Calif. Sen. Adam Schiff lamented the lack of Democrats in a “coordinated response” to President Donald Trump in an interview Sunday with ABC's Jonathan Carle.
“I think the lack of a adjusted response in the union's state was a mistake, and frankly, it focused on where it should be. It lies in the fact that the president spoke for an hour and 40 minutes, looked at that long address and had nothing to say about what he would do about what he would do for the American family sitting at the kitchen table who wanted him to pay to help them provide them with the rent or not.
The lawmakers responded to Senator John Fetterman's criticism of the democratic response. Fetterman described it as “the sad cavalry of self-owned and indifferent Petulance.”
“They are destroying the economy, making it even more difficult for Americans to afford things, and that's where we need to keep our focus. That's why we lost the final election.
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Sen. Adam Schiff lamented the democratic response to President Trump's Congress speech on ABC's “this week” Sunday. (Screenshot/ABC/this week)
Karl also asked Schiff how Democrats should respond to the president as a party. The ABC News host specifically mentioned James Carville, a Democratic strategist who proposed the party's “Play Dead” and proposed creating a strategic political hideaway.
Schiff opposed, adding that Democrats need “its broad, bold agenda to improve the economic well-being of Americans.”
“We need to move forward with our policies and discuss what we need to offer. We don't just stand behind and collapse under our own corrupt weight, that's not enough. We need to use communication effectively to use lawsuits effectively as we are,” he said.
Other lawmakers rejected Kerrville's proposal, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt., etc.), saying, “The truth is, the Democrats have been dead for years.”
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US President Donald Trump will talk to reporters on February 16, 2025 when he arrives in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarck)
D-Texas Rep. Al Greene stood up and screamed during the president's speech, and he was eventually kicked out of his room.
Other Democrats held up signs or whiteboards with various phrases to protest.
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Liberal media figures, including late-night host Stephen Colbert, chuckled paddles after the speech.
“He's barked one and another horrifying claim, but don't worry. Democrats are preparing to fight back with their little paddles,” Colbert said in “The Late Show,” following Trump's speech.
Colbert lifted up his own paddle, which read, “Try something.”
