Summary
Democrats are ramping up opposition to Trump and Musk’s brazen assault on the federal government, which critics see as a constitutional crisis.
Protests erupted after Musk’s DOGE accessed taxpayer data, prompting Democratic lawmakers to pledge stronger resistance.
Senate Democrats staged an all-night protest against budget chief Russell Vought, while some senators vowed to block Trump’s nominees. Hakeem Jeffries introduced legislation to curb DOGE, as activists push for McConnell-style obstruction.
Nationwide protests and lawsuits signal a revived anti-Trump resistance.
Growing grassroots engagement and local officials taking steps to counter Trump’s agenda reflect intensifying opposition.
I haven’t paid enough attention to the Democratic primaries in 2020 (it was the pandemic after all), but I presumed that Bernie was overlooked again because A) Biden had the backing of the establishment, and B) Biden capitalised on the bungled handling of Trump administration on Covid. Especially the last bit, it was an easy issue to weaponised by an opposition, the same way as Trump laser focused on the inflation to attack Biden’s administration.