Democrats not immune from voter wrath as pressure to impede Trump mounts
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Thanks to at home for joining us this hour. So there is a town in California called Yucca Valley. It's a beautiful place. It's located in the Mojave Desert. And the good people of Yucca Valley have this man representing them in Congress. His name is Jay Obernolte. He is a Republican. He was first elected to Congress just a couple of terms ago in 2020. And Obernolte had a pretty easy reelection this year. His constituents sent their Republican congressman back to Washington by a big margin, by more than 20 points. But although he had an easy ride in his district, overall, this isn't a bright red county in California. Yucca Valley is in San Bernardino County. Biden won there in 2020 by 10 points.
This past election, Trump just very narrowly won San Bernardino County just by just by a couple of points. So it's an interesting it's an interesting place. And over the weekend, Congressman Obernolte held a town hall in his home district and that sort of purple, interesting part of California and Yucca. And this is how it went pretty much right from the jump.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Oh, the big, ah, at the end there, they almost know what he's gearing up to do, right? Remember purple district barely went for Trump, but here's how, how Congressman Obernolte answered that question.
Great question and I'm glad you asked it. Answer it! I am very glad someone is looking at all of the waste... Get out! Get out!
Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! Do your job! It's not up to months. You're surrendering to billionaires, you coward! The American people voted for change in November. Do this, man!
It's almost proud of it, right? I'll tell you this, the American people voted for change in November, and change is what they're getting, and then he gets shouted down by a couple hundred people booing him to his face. His constituents. If you're a Republican member of Congress continuing to carry water for this administration, continuing to defend what Donald Trump and his top campaign donor are doing to the United States government, this is perhaps not an unfamiliar vibe these days. I mean, we're seeing this at town halls all over the country. We're also seeing, you know, huge protests like these ones all over the country this weekend. There were protests all over the country this weekend marking the third anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine. People out there in the streets demonstrating their support for Ukraine, their opposition to Russia and its dictator, Vladimir Putin.
Even as the Trump administration switches sides in that war and now appears to be supporting Russia. There were also more protests over the weekend at Tesla dealerships in places like Seattle and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and New York and San Francisco. There was also a very dramatic protest in Yosemite National Park this weekend. Federal workers sending up a classic sign of distress. American flag upside down at the top of El Capitan. A way of letting the country know that things are not okay. We're going to be talking later on in the show about this big dramatic show of force we are seeing all over the country. And about this real, I think, shock to the system for Republicans who are daring to speak to their own constituents. But to be clear...
Democratic members of Congress aren't necessarily finding it easy either. They are getting pushed really hard at their own town halls as well, at their own congressional offices. Not because they're siding with Trump and his top campaign donor like Republicans are. No Democrats are doing that. Democrats are getting pushed because even though they're in opposition to what Trump and Musk are doing, Many Democratic Republican, excuse me, many Democratic members of Congress around the country are finding out loud that their constituents think they're not doing enough. Yeah, being in opposition is one thing, but you're not doing enough to fight back. This was over the weekend, a town hall in Cincinnati held by Democratic Congressman Greg Lansman.
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