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Democrats get savvy of their struggle in opposition to Trump and Musk

Editorial Board Published February 7, 2025
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On Friday, a gaggle of Home Democrats shared movies on Bluesky and X displaying them being denied entry to the Division of Schooling in response to Elon Musk’s hostile takeover.

The Division of Schooling is the fourth authorities company to which Democrats have been denied entry. The primary was the U.S. Company of Worldwide Growth on Monday, adopted by the Treasury Division on Tuesday. And on Thursday, they had been denied entry to the Environmental Safety Company. 

The youngest member of Congress, Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida, shared movies on Bluesky as he stood outdoors of the Division of Schooling subsequent to three-decade veteran Congress member, Rep. Maxine Waters of California. One of many movies shared with Frost’s 211,400 followers confirmed the police being known as on the group.

“They have locked the doors. They’re not letting us in. And right here, they have armed officers as well acting like we’re dangerous. A year ago, I’d be able to walk into this building and not be locked out. Elon is allowed in this building, but not you,” Frost mentioned on to the digital camera.

In an earlier Bluesky video, Frost confirmed a tense altercation unfolding, as a person blocked members of Congress who had been making an attempt to enter the Division of Schooling constructing. 

“Are you prepared to stand here all night if we decide to stay?” Waters requested.

“I guess, yeah,” the person responded.

“Did Elon Musk hire you?” a Congress member requested off digital camera.

“Who do you work for? Are you qualified to be here?” one other requested.

“I’m a federal employee working for the Department of Education,” the unnamed man replied.


Protesters throughout a 50501 gathering in Charleston, West Virginia, on Feb. 5.

Democrats are taking it upon themselves to share these incidents immediately with voters on social media, which is how nearly all of Individuals eat media within the digital age. With this recent technique, they will minimize by the media intermediary and ship out visceral clips of what’s taking place on the bottom in actual time.

In one other video on Tuesday, Frost stood outdoors the Treasury Division with a gaggle of Democratic lawmakers, together with Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, after Musk illegally accessed personal consumer knowledge and fee techniques. 

“We need to understand why it is that our Department of Treasury has been broken into. And we need to go ahead and handle the person that decided that they were going to have the audacity to go after our information,” Crockett mentioned.

On Thursday, Ed Markey posted movies and photographs of himself being denied entry to the EPA.

Since President Donald Trump was elected, Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, has posted a slew of movies, through which he speaks on to voters, explaining the which means of every new directive, remark, govt order, and tariff instilled by the Trump administration. 

“Tariffs aren’t paid for by foreign governments, tariffs aren’t paid for by the companies, tariffs are paid for by consumers. They’re paid for by you,” Murphy mentioned in a single video posted on Tuesday. “What you really need to know is tariffs end up being really good for companies and really bad for consumers.”

In the meantime, Rep. Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado, posted a message on Fb in a video she shared Thursday, displaying her standing with protesters and holding an indication that learn, “Stop the billionaire takeover.” 

“You can hear behind me, ‘No to DOGE.’ We are not going to give an unelected billionaire the right to take away worker’s freedoms and protections. This is illegal, and it will be stopped,” she mentioned.

Equally, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts stood shoulder-to-shoulder with protesters as they denounced Trump and Musk’s gutting of the federal authorities and taking up of delicate private knowledge. 

A latest grassroots motion known as 50501 additionally emerged, resulting in protests and marches throughout the nation. This started shortly after Trump introduced his buyout supply to all federal staff. Division of Schooling workers have been warned by their bosses that Trump may not comply with by on his finish of the deal. 

As Trump and Musk illegally purge the federal government, Democrats are leveraging social media, public protests, and confrontations to speak with voters. With doorways to federal businesses actually being shut of their faces, they’re bringing their struggle to the digital sphere, the place they will bypass conventional media filters and communicate on to Individuals.

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