Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, said that American democracy will survive Trump as it has previous political shakeups, arguing Congress keeps consistently presidential power in check.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, chastised politicians for panicking about a potential Trump victory, arguing that America's system will hold and keep him in check like any other president. Democrats have been reeling since President Biden’s widely-criticized performance in last week's presidential debate. The president’s appearance and gaffes had sparked yet another national furor about his ability to serve, leading many of his staunchest supporters to ask him to step down.
' 'Some of Congress’ best work in recent years has happened in spite of the president, not because of him,' he argued. 'A handful of responsible Democrats, including myself and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, rejected Biden’s bloated ‘Build Back Better’ bill and instead passed a law that supercharged American energy production, saved Medicare billions of dollars and reduced the deficit.
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