Politico’s Rachael Bade: Dems Stole the Show at Trump’s Address to Congress — But Not Necessarily in a Good Way for the Party

BADE My primary takeaway ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats stole the ░░░░░░░░ but not necessarily in ░░░░░░░░ good way for the ░░░░░░░░ Look I think there ░░░░░░░░ a reason that Minority ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries told his ░░░░░░░░ yesterday to be on ░░░░░░░░ best behavior not to ░░░░░░░░ protesting not to draw ░░░░░░░░ away And they didn ░░░░░░░░ listen They made themselves ░░░░░░░░ story They heckled they ░░░░░░░░ signs they walked out ░░░░░░░░ s interesting because as ░░░░░░░░ White House official told ░░░░░░░░ colleague Dasha Burns last ░░░░░░░░ they looked like petulant ░░░░░░░░ And that became the ░░░░░░░░ instead of what Donald ░░░░░░░░ was talking about And ░░░░░░░░ was really leaning into ░░░░░░░░ controversial things right So ░░░░░░░░ they let him sort ░░░░░░░░ stay in the spotlight ░░░░░░░░ perhaps could have been ░░░░░░░░ for them But look ░░░░░░░░ base is angry They ░░░░░░░░ to see people reacting ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump And so ░░░░░░░░ know Democrats sort of ░░░░░░░░ what the base wanted ░░░░░░░░ Is that right Eugene ░░░░░░░░ it have been better ░░░░░░░░ Democrats to sit on ░░░░░░░░ hands or maybe clap ░░░░░░░░ Or did they get ░░░░░░░░ right Daniels I mean ░░░░░░░░ if they want to ░░░░░░░░ back the House right ░░░░░░░░ think like Rachel s ░░░░░░░░ the base of the ░░░░░░░░ is pissed off and ░░░░░░░░ want to see people ░░░░░░░░ pissed off It doesn ░░░░░░░░ help grow the party ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t help ░░░░░░░░ some of the issues ░░░░░░░░ they had in 2024 ░░░░░░░░ where you started to ░░░░░░░░ Black voters Brown voters ░░░░░░░░ who would typically vote ░░░░░░░░ Democrats voting for Donald ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t fix ░░░░░░░░ problem But does it ░░░░░░░░ them look tough?”