Ty Cobb says former president poses ‘gravest threat to democracy we’ve ever seen’
Former White House Counsel Ty Cobb warned that the public needs to take former President Trump seriously as a threat to democracy. CNN anchor Erin Burnett asked Cobb on Tuesday about Trump's defense team's argument that executive privilege applies to the president who ordered the Sixth SEAL team to assassinate political opponents. She pointed to […]
Bloomberg: ‘2024 is the year of elections and that’s a threat to democracy’
Opinion writers at Bloomberg and other liberal publications appear to share at least one thing in common with President Joe Biden. It is the feeling that democracy is safe as long as the right candidate wins. As it turned out, the right candidate happened to be an establishment liberal. The return of “the unthinkable” On […]
Record Low Satisfied with ‘Way Democracy Is Working’ Under Biden
Gallup poll shows record low percentage of Americans satisfied with 'how democracy works' under President Joe Biden found. Polls show that only 28% of adults living in the United States, a constitutional republic, are satisfied with the current state of our democracy, compared to 35% when Gallup polled on the issue since January 6, 2021. […]
Elise Stefanik warns that ‘Biden and Democrats are a threat to democracy’
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik claimed President Biden and the Democratic Party pose a “threat to democracy” over efforts to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot. “Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are a threat to democracy,” Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.” Host Kristen Welker then asked Stefanik simply, […]
Pence says Trump 14th Amendment ballot ban ‘antithetical’ to democracy
Former Vice President Mike Pence (R) said Sunday that efforts to remove former President Trump from the 2024 vote based on the 14th Amendment's “insurrection clause” are “antithetical” to democracy. In an interview on CNN's “State of the Union,” Pence criticized efforts to remove Trump from the presidential vote and refused to call January 6 […]
Esper dubs Trump a ‘threat to democracy’ on Capitol riot anniversary
Former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on the third anniversary of the Capitol riot that former President Trump is a “threat to democracy.” “And yes, I think he's a big believer in democracy, democracy as we know it, our institutions, our political culture, and everything that made America great and defined us as […]
Former Dem Presidential Candidate Blasts Biden For Claiming To Defend Democracy While ‘Suppressing’ Party Primary
Andrew Yang, a Democrat who ran for president in 2020, criticized President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party on Saturday, citing differences in their statements and actions regarding the health of American democracy. Yang pointed to Biden's Friday speech in which he suggested former President Donald Trump and his supporters were a potential authoritarian threat […]
Jan. 6, 2025, will be the ultimate — and perhaps final — test of American democracy
I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I used to be an avid consumer of right-wing media. But for me, and for millions of Americans, including those of us who have spent careers in law enforcement; January 6, 2021 changed everything. It was a day that shook our core values and left many wondering what […]
Jan. 6 anniversary falls as experts sound alarm over risks to American democracy
Experts are sounding the alarm on the state of American democracy as we mark the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and enter an election year that will divide opinion over the day's significance. The violent rampage left multiple people dead, led to the ransacking of the U.S. Capitol, the indictment […]
Former DC officer attacked on Jan. 6 says Biden needs to fight harder for democracy
A former Washington, D.C., police officer who was attacked during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said Friday that President Biden needs to fight harder for democracy. “I think it's an all-out effort to make sure Donald Trump doesn't become president in 2024.” Michael Fanone spoke on MSNBC. “We all know how it goes and […]