- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
Outside of typical remarks from Donald Trump, JD Vance and Mike Johnson and a Fox News report, party stayed mum
Republican voices were mostly silent as No Kings rallies and marches against Trump administration policies unfurled on Saturday, many in the spirit of a street party that countered the “hate America” depiction advanced by senior members of the party.
Instead of provocation, there were marching bands, huge banners with “we the people” references to the US constitution, and protesters wearing inflatable costumes, particularly frogs, which have emerged as a sign of resistance.
It was the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House and came against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power, as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways that protest organizers warn are a slide toward authoritarianism.
While I love the idea, they’d probably just come back and always refer to the dems as the Woke Socialist Party.
it really only works if the media also gets onboard, and i doubt they’d get onboard with either of those.
The old “I know you are, but what am I” Defense? That’s lame and pathetic, and everybody knows it.
And they don’t need the media to be on board. The media weren’t on board with calling it the Democrat Party, but they don’t do anything about it if a MAGA calls it that on their airwaves, either.
Dems just need to consistently call them MAGA, and NEVER use the word Republican.