Democratic Senator Says ‘Now Is the Moment’ to ‘Take on Tyrant’ Trump

MERKLEY Well the great ░░░░░░░░ of the caucus has ░░░░░░░░ version of this If ░░░░░░░░ don t stop you ░░░░░░░░ t stop a bully ░░░░░░░░ handing over your lunch ░░░░░░░░ and you don t ░░░░░░░░ tyrant Trump by voting ░░░░░░░░ give him more power ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely the wrong ░░░░░░░░ There are others who ░░░░░░░░ you know in a ░░░░░░░░ the president may have ░░░░░░░░ power than we ve ░░░░░░░░ in any previous shutdown ░░░░░░░░ is a legitimate case ░░░░░░░░ be made on both ░░░░░░░░ of this argument But ░░░░░░░░ s what I am ░░░░░░░░ of and that is ░░░░░░░░ history as you see ░░░░░░░░ degrade in republics where ░░░░░░░░ s an authoritarian president ░░░░░░░░ because the courts cave ░░░░░░░░ you get an acquiescent ░░░░░░░░ And the best time ░░░░░░░░ take on a tyrant ░░░░░░░░ as early as possible ░░░░░░░░ this is the moment ░░░░░░░░ have the leverage as ░░░░░░░░ Democratic caucus to insist ░░░░░░░░ negotiations to produce those ░░░░░░░░ onto the floor those ░░░░░░░░ bills onto the floor ░░░░░░░░ is the moment to ░░░░░░░░ that leverage I think ░░░░░░░░ concerns about the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ down the government because ░░░░░░░░ will be the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ do it it will ░░░░░░░░ them politically it will ░░░░░░░░ bad policy and we ░░░░░░░░ get back to using ░░░░░░░░ leverage in an effective ░░░░░░░░