Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) said last week he thought Democrats had no “coordinated response” to President Trump's joint speech.
Schiff joined ABC News' “This Week” on Sunday, with host Jonathan Carle asking about Sen. John Fetterman's criticism of the party during his speech.
“Well, I think the lack of a coordinated response in the union's state is a mistake. Frankly, it focused on where it should be. This lies in the fact that the president spoke for an hour and forty minutes, and he looked at that long address and didn't say anything about what he would do for the American family sitting at the kitchen table.”
During Trump's speech, Democrats held signs of reading various statements. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was dumped from the room after yelling, and several others came out of the entire address.
They were largely criticised for confusing their speeches, but Democrats' allies were unable to agree whether the party should do more or nothing at all.
Democrat leaders were trying to minimize the confusion and were paying attention to Trump's speech, as Schiff argued.
The California Senator argued that Trump's speech and his tariff plans were “unintelligible.”
“They are destroying the economy and it's becoming increasingly difficult for Americans to afford things, and that's where we need to focus,” Schiff said. “That's why we lost the last election because we didn't focus on razors… What they're doing now is just making it even worse in the administration, and that's what we need to emphasize.”
