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Democratic activists fueled anti-Trump protests at GOP town halls but also rage at their own party
AP News ^ | 3/01/25 | Steve Peoples, Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves

Posted on 03/02/2025 6:15:33 AM PST by Libloather

WASHINGTON (AP) — Furious Democrats filled Republican town halls across America last week to protest President Donald Trump’s power grab in Washington.

But in recent days, the activists behind those protests have turned their anger toward elected officials in their own party, who they believe are not fighting the Republican president and billionaire adviser Elon Musk with the urgency, aggression or creativity that the moment deserves.

“Are we in a constitutional crisis or not?” said Ezra Levin, co-founder of the anti-Trump resistance group Indivisible, which encouraged progressives to attend town halls and protest outside Tesla dealerships.

Of Democratic leaders, he added, “There’s zero tactical or innovative leadership.”

Indeed, as Trump moves to consolidate control in Washington with little regard for precedent or judges ruling against him, the nation’s most powerful Democrats are offering mixed messages while struggling to break from the rules and norms that have long governed U.S. politics.

Key Democratic governors have spoken out with varying levels of concern, but they have also promised to work with the Trump administration to ensure resources flow to their states.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York has taken heat for spending part of last week’s congressional recess promoting a children’s book he wrote about democracy. Asked about activists’ frustration, he pointed to his party’s united opposition to the GOP budget bill and to the more than 100 lawsuits brought against the president.

“We have to continue to push back aggressively in every way possible in defense of the American people,” Jeffries insisted, acknowledging voters’ “concern, fear, shock and anxiety.”

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Education; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: activists; democrats; protests; townhalls
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Commies aren't getting the message out. And Hakeem kinda sounds like a groomer.
1 posted on 03/02/2025 6:15:33 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Ezra Levin, a do nothing, POS.


2 posted on 03/02/2025 6:20:03 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator

Screw Ezra Levin.


3 posted on 03/02/2025 6:20:40 AM PST by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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Indeed, as Trump moves to consolidate control in Washington with little regard for precedent or judges ruling against him,

Surely the AP is confusing Trump with the Biden and his shadow Soviet "ignoring precedent or judges ruling against him" for the last four years.

4 posted on 03/02/2025 6:26:34 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (Burma Shave)
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To: Libloather

Reminds me of Republicans who were frustrated their party was not doing enough. Nice to see this on the other side this time around.


5 posted on 03/02/2025 6:26:42 AM PST by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Libloather

Is the AP actually admitting that the GOP townhall “protestors” were actually Dem activist plants?


6 posted on 03/02/2025 6:31:16 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Nateman

Nothing this clown says does anything to better the lives of the American people. Its all about lying and power for him.


7 posted on 03/02/2025 6:34:02 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Libloather

At least this week they are admitting these are Dems crying at the town halls. Last week they tried to pass them off as disgruntled MAGA.


8 posted on 03/02/2025 6:42:50 AM PST by dgbrown
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To: KC_Conspirator

They spelled “organized Soros funded activists” wrong.


9 posted on 03/02/2025 6:42:59 AM PST by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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“Trump’s power grab”

Grabbed us by the ballot box, he did. And we let him do it!


10 posted on 03/02/2025 6:53:58 AM PST by Buttons12
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Great point. It was totally laughable. They think they still have enough media trust to push a lie that big on the majority of the public. Those days are over.


11 posted on 03/02/2025 6:55:06 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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“Ezra Levin, co-founder of the anti-Trump resistance group Indivisible, which encouraged progressives to attend town halls and protest outside Tesla dealerships.”

Wonder if it’s occurred to the AUTHORITIES that old Ezra here needs to be investigated for the recent ARSON and WINDOW BREAKING at Tesla dealerships? ;)


12 posted on 03/02/2025 7:00:03 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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Furious Democrats filled Republican town halls across America last week to protest President Donald Trump’s power grab in Washington.

Wanting peace is now a "power grab"? Or are they referring to exposing waste, fraud, and abuse like never before?

13 posted on 03/02/2025 7:15:04 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Libloather

Furious democrats are pissing into the wind their incompetence is no longer excepted by their own breed even a child knows when to stop something hot.


14 posted on 03/02/2025 7:16:06 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: KC_Conspirator

Like most other demonrats.


15 posted on 03/02/2025 7:20:19 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: sauropod

May Ezra Levin burn forever.


16 posted on 03/02/2025 7:20:56 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Nateman

💯.


17 posted on 03/02/2025 7:21:21 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: military cop

That’s right.


18 posted on 03/02/2025 7:21:42 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: dgbrown

And we all saw through that big fat lie!


19 posted on 03/02/2025 7:22:43 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The sooner Ezra is grilled by the authorities the better.


20 posted on 03/02/2025 7:23:14 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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