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Democratic governors have been on the front lines of defending our democracy from Donald Trump and Doge. They've been laying the smack down to Donald Trump, and we've been highlighting some of their efforts here, but They've been speaking direct. They've been speaking to the American people. And I think they have been meeting the moment. Let me highlight a few.
Governor Pritzker of Illinois, when he's asked a question by Joe Galena of Call to Activism, if you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him about what he's doing with Putin? Here, play this clip. If you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him?
What does Vladimir Putin have on you?
He's not mincing words. I think that's what the American people want to hear right now. Here's Pritzker again in the recent speech he gave for the Center for American Progress. Let's play it.
Americans are experiencing the cruelty that comes with authoritarian rule. Donald Trump has handed over the reins of power to Elon Musk and his fellow Doge bags so that they can find trillions of dollars that they need to give themselves a massive tax break. Think about that. What Musk and Trump are doing isn't about efficiencies or about cost savings. It is about cruelty.
They're intentionally breaking the system and giving themselves the authority to rebuild it in their own interest.
Powerful words. Look, I had the opportunity to interview Governor Andy Beshear, for example, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Here's what he told me.
Well, bullying is always wrong and standing up for people is always right. Hate's always wrong and love's always right. Judging people is always wrong and accepting them is always right. But I think what many Democrats are doing is misreading the last election. They're seeing that last ad that was played and thinking that the last movable voters voted on that anti-trans issue.
I don't think that they did. I think what Donald Trump convinced them is that his opponent was distracted by other issues while he was focused on prices and the economy. And so this isn't an either or. As a Democrat, stand up for what you believe in. Stand up for protecting people. But at the same time, the next day, Be out there opening that new factory.
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