This week, Democrats left no room for doubt: Donald Trump’s first six weeks in office have been disastrous for American families. As a preview to Donald Trump’s rambling Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, the DNC laid out the impacts of Donald Trump’s harmful policies state by state.
- In Arizona: AZ Mirror: ‘A disaster for Arizonans’: Dems blasts Trump’s first 6 weeks in office ahead of State of the Union
- In Georgia: Atlanta Voice: DNC says Trump’s first month has been a disaster for Georgians
- In Michigan: TV 6: What Michigan can expect in Trump’s address to Congress
- In North Carolina: CBS 17: NC Democrats, Republicans want different messages from Trump’s congressional address
- In Pennsylvania: Penn Live: Democrats issue preemptive rebuke of Trump speech: ‘A disaster for Pa.’
- In Wisconsin: News 8 Now: Ahead of Trump’s joint address, top Dems say he is failing Wisconsinites
- Nationwide: Spectrum News: DNC chair pushes party out of Washington, into local communities
Following Trump’s address, the Democrats hit back against Trump’s renewed push to repeal the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act – which offered critical investments to strengthen cutting-edge industries right here in the United States, creating new, good-paying jobs in the process. If Trump makes good on his promise to repeal the CHIPS Act, it will cost American jobs and billions of dollars.
- In Arizona: Washington Examiner: Arizona Democrats rally behind bipartisan CHIPS Act Trump proposed getting rid of
- In Michigan: Mid Michigan Now: Trump calls for CHIPS Act cuts, sparking economic concerns in Michigan
- In North Carolina: News & Observer: NC chipmaker Wolfspeed awaits critical CHIPS funding as Trump slams semiconductor program
- In Texas: San Antonio Current: Report: Texas stands to lose thousands of jobs, billions in investment if Trump repeals CHIPS Act
- Nationwide: Axios: Exclusive: Democrats warn against CHIPS Act repeal
DNC Chair Ken Martin called out House Republicans for hiding from their own constituents after they passed a toxic, unpopular budget that would gut health care in order to pay for trillions in tax cuts for the ultra-rich.
- Nationwide: Politico: No more in-person town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans
- Nationwide: Associated Press: Speaker Johnson tells GOP lawmakers to skip town halls after an onslaught of protests
- Nationwide: The Hill: House Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls amid protests
- Nationwide: NBC News: Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral
- Nationwide: HuffPost: ‘This Feels Like a Repeat’: Republicans Try To Get A Handle On Their Town Hall Problem
In contrast, Democrats remain steadfast in their commitment to working families and are taking on Republican extremism in the states.
- In Arizona: AZ Mirror: ‘It is not efficiency, it is destruction’: Dem AGs challenge Trump and Musk’s federal cuts
- In Illinois: NBC News: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker amplifies his fight against Trump
- In Wisconsin: PBS Wisconsin: Wisconsin Democrats vow to ‘punch back’ at Musk’s involvement in 2025 state Supreme Court race
- Nationwide: Reuters: Democratic governors recruit government workers laid off by Trump
