“During your first week of office you have instead focused on mass deportations and pardoning January 6 attackers,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 19 other lawmakers told the president in a letter.

Summary

Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, criticized Trump for failing to address rising food costs despite campaign promises to lower prices “immediately.”

In a letter, they accused Trump of focusing on mass deportations and January 6 pardons instead of tackling grocery inflation, which rose 1.8% in 2024, with egg prices up 36.8%.

Trump’s administration defended its actions, citing efforts to reduce inflation by cutting energy costs.

  • Wrench@lemmy.world
    32·
    23 hours ago

    What the fuck do you expect them to do with a minority at every level? All they can do is try to get the message out.

    Trump has repeatedly made empty campaign promises, yet voters take the bait every fucking time.

    Pointing this out in real time is an important step.

    • yarr@feddit.nlEnglish
      1·
      5 hours ago

      What do I expect? I expect them to do a better job than they did last time around the electoral bush where they just sort of shoved Kamala forward at the last minute and the base reacted with indifference. If the democrats want some love, show us some love. DO SOMETHING. Just because the Republican party is a cesspit of infighting and unproductivity doesn’t mean every party has to be.

      I don’t expect this to be easy, but if they want to stay relevant they MUST take on this work.