Symone Sanders: ‘Not Hyperbole to Say that Our Democracy Is on Life Support’

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SANDERS-TOWNSEND: “Did you see that at the bottom of your screen? 'This is not normal.' I should note that just moments later, Republican Congressman Lance Gooden of Texas ripped that sign out of Stansbury’s hands and threw it in the air. That’s not giving decorum. That is how the night started, with what is traditionally meant to be an address made by presidents to advance their agenda and push for new legislation with, you know, at least a veiled attempt at reaching across the aisle. Instead, President Trump gave a highly partisan and divisive speech rehashing his election victory, focusing on culture war issues and deriding the Democrats, referring to them as 'these people' and 'radical left lunatics.' This was not like any other joint address given by any other president because of what is happening in our country right now. You have the executive branch thumbing its nose at the co-equal branch of government that is the legislative, trampling on its constitutional authority. I mean, apparently, Donald Trump just doesn’t believe in this whole checks and balances thing that we’ve been doing since the creation of this country. This is not hyperbole, folks, to say that our democracy is on life support, and Trump is stress-testing the system.”