Democrats mark Trump’s first 100 days with speeches, sit-ins as party looks to project strength against administration
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Perhaps the only greater challenge for congressional Democrats than President Donald Trump’s sledgehammer approach to governing is a growing anxiety that the party’s base voters don’t feel they are doing enough to fight back.
Perhaps the only greater challenge for congressional Democrats than President Donald Trump’s sledgehammer approach to governing is a growing anxiety that the party’s base voters don’t feel they are doing enough to fight back. So, as Trump rallies Tuesday to mark his first 100 days in office, Democrats have planned a series of high-profile speeches, sit-ins and events designed to demonstrate to voters that they are doing everything they can to fight back against the administration’s controversial actions. Democrats in the Senate plan to hold the floor open late into the evening, delivering speeches criticizing what Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has termed “100 days of hell.” And they’ll join House Democrats on the Senate steps Wednesday to rail against Trump’s agenda. “Day after day after day, we will hammer home the Republican agenda and Americans will see the difference between Democratic unity and Republican disarray,” Schumer said on the Senate floor on Monday. “As long as Donald Trump pushes America down the dangerous road we’re already on, he’ll face resistance from Democrats, from the courts, and most importantly, from the American people themselves.” Democrats have been under pressure across the country from dissatisfied voters who feel they are falling short in opposing the president’s agenda. With Republicans holding the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate, Democrats have struggled to find avenues to block the administration. “There’s a tremendous amount of energy, there’s a tremendous amount of impatience, and there’s tremendous frustration,” acknowledged Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin.
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