A Democrat’s protest dominated the early part of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night while sounding a larger alarm on the party’s messaging.
Trump spent 100 minutes giving a victory lap speech to the GOP-led Congress on his 2024 win over former Vice President Kamala Harris and on his 2025 rapid-fire actions in office, including cracking down on the border and empowering billionaire Elon Musk to slash the federal bloat.
But for Democrats, Trump’s agenda and his flurry of executive orders through the Department of Government of Efficiency demanded pushback, as they say veterans care, Medicaid programs, and the Social Security Administration are at risk.
The protests, however, were wide-ranging and disjointed. Various Democrats boycotted the speech altogether. For those who showed up,
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