Democrats in speech rebuttal say Trump will ‘rip’ away care
Seated at a diner in
Beshear's words and tone seemed a direct Democratic attempt to recapture the loyalties of working-class voters who helped power Trump's election upset last November. Beshear, 72, wore no jacket or tie and spoke of his upbringing in a family of Baptist preachers that owned a funeral home.
His selection by Democratic party chiefs to deliver their response seemed aimed at reaching mid-America. While far from a national figure, Beshear, whose eight years as governor ended in 2015, is best known for expanding health care coverage in his deep red state under former President
Trump used his first address to
"You and your Republican allies in
Trump's initial five weeks in office have seen persistent questions about his campaign's relationship with
Emboldened by the energy of their party's voters, Democratic lawmakers sat stone-faced during numerous
Rep.
Beshear said that while Trump campaigned as "a champion for people struggling to make ends meet," he's taken executive action to roll back consumer protections against giant financial institutions and has stocked his
"That's not being our champion. That's being
Beshear also criticized Trump's verbal assaults on intelligence agencies, federal courts and the press. Such attacks are "eroding our democracy," he said.
Giving the
Silva, now 28, said Trump is "criminalizing anyone who is different, pitting us against each other, and sending the wrong message to the rest of the world, helping to breed anger and hate from terrorist groups to our country."
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