Neera Tanden
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I mean, the whole world is crazy when you're angrier at Canada and England and France than you are at Putin, who's a terrorist killer who invaded a country. And I just think we have to make the consequences of those decisions clearer.
I mean, the whole world is crazy when you're angrier at Canada and England and France than you are at Putin, who's a terrorist killer who invaded a country. And I just think we have to make the consequences of those decisions clearer.
Oh, yeah. I mean, I definitely thought for all these people on Wall Street and elsewhere who were like, oh, it's going to be fine because he's going to be reined in by the market and he'll never want the stock markets to crash. It's like nobody is safe.
Oh, yeah. I mean, I definitely thought for all these people on Wall Street and elsewhere who were like, oh, it's going to be fine because he's going to be reined in by the market and he'll never want the stock markets to crash. It's like nobody is safe.
Oh, yeah. I mean, I definitely thought for all these people on Wall Street and elsewhere who were like, oh, it's going to be fine because he's going to be reined in by the market and he'll never want the stock markets to crash. It's like nobody is safe.
If you think that he's not going to, you know, do what he wants in his second term because he's concerned about the market, you know, which I think he described these gigantic crashes as a little bit of an adjustment. Yeah. You know, I mean, that little bit of an adjustment or people losing their jobs, people having to pay a lot more.
If you think that he's not going to, you know, do what he wants in his second term because he's concerned about the market, you know, which I think he described these gigantic crashes as a little bit of an adjustment. Yeah. You know, I mean, that little bit of an adjustment or people losing their jobs, people having to pay a lot more.
If you think that he's not going to, you know, do what he wants in his second term because he's concerned about the market, you know, which I think he described these gigantic crashes as a little bit of an adjustment. Yeah. You know, I mean, that little bit of an adjustment or people losing their jobs, people having to pay a lot more.
So I think this is a crucial issue about what, you know, a lot of people are talking about, which what does the Democratic Party need to do? And I think the most important thing an opposition party needs to do is to drive the connection between the policies and the impact on people's lives. I think we could have a long debate about the American Rescue Plan. And I know there were critics of it.
So I think this is a crucial issue about what, you know, a lot of people are talking about, which what does the Democratic Party need to do? And I think the most important thing an opposition party needs to do is to drive the connection between the policies and the impact on people's lives. I think we could have a long debate about the American Rescue Plan. And I know there were critics of it.
So I think this is a crucial issue about what, you know, a lot of people are talking about, which what does the Democratic Party need to do? And I think the most important thing an opposition party needs to do is to drive the connection between the policies and the impact on people's lives. I think we could have a long debate about the American Rescue Plan. And I know there were critics of it.
It was trying to save the economy. But one of the challenges of it is that we passed the American Rescue Plan. And again, I think it did really crucial work to save the American people. But we took an act early in the administration, and then we had inflation, and Republicans were able to make an argument about how AARP was actually driving inflation.
It was trying to save the economy. But one of the challenges of it is that we passed the American Rescue Plan. And again, I think it did really crucial work to save the American people. But we took an act early in the administration, and then we had inflation, and Republicans were able to make an argument about how AARP was actually driving inflation.
It was trying to save the economy. But one of the challenges of it is that we passed the American Rescue Plan. And again, I think it did really crucial work to save the American people. But we took an act early in the administration, and then we had inflation, and Republicans were able to make an argument about how AARP was actually driving inflation.
Now, again, you know, the Fed did a lot more than the AARP, etc. But here you have Trump's actual actions on tariffs driving prices up and also threatening a lot of chaos. And ultimately, you know, people will lose their jobs in a range of sectors because prices are too high. And this is the number one job of an opposition party, to draw the connection between what Trump is doing
Now, again, you know, the Fed did a lot more than the AARP, etc. But here you have Trump's actual actions on tariffs driving prices up and also threatening a lot of chaos. And ultimately, you know, people will lose their jobs in a range of sectors because prices are too high. And this is the number one job of an opposition party, to draw the connection between what Trump is doing
Now, again, you know, the Fed did a lot more than the AARP, etc. But here you have Trump's actual actions on tariffs driving prices up and also threatening a lot of chaos. And ultimately, you know, people will lose their jobs in a range of sectors because prices are too high. And this is the number one job of an opposition party, to draw the connection between what Trump is doing
and how it affects you as a person. And I think that the challenge for everybody is that he's doing so many things, he's violating the constitution, et cetera. But I think a very simple frame is what is the action he is taking today? that makes your life harder, that makes a working class person's life harder, that makes any American's life harder.
and how it affects you as a person. And I think that the challenge for everybody is that he's doing so many things, he's violating the constitution, et cetera. But I think a very simple frame is what is the action he is taking today? that makes your life harder, that makes a working class person's life harder, that makes any American's life harder.
and how it affects you as a person. And I think that the challenge for everybody is that he's doing so many things, he's violating the constitution, et cetera. But I think a very simple frame is what is the action he is taking today? that makes your life harder, that makes a working class person's life harder, that makes any American's life harder.