President Biden is facing criticism from Democrats over allowing President-elect Donald Trump to take over the media before taking office.
Progressive Democrats are frustrated with how President Biden is handling his lame duck era, with President-elect Donald Trump dominating the news cycle with Cabinet nominations and meetings with world leaders. Biden has remained relatively quiet in the weeks since Trump won re-election and has allowed Trump to steal the show at several notable events.
We should be less hobbled and more spurred. We should be vocal, pushing back against these nominees who are nothing but a disaster in the making,' Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee told the Journal. 'Most voters don’t know Kash Patel or even who Matt Gaetz or Tulsi Gabbard are,' Waleed Shahid, a progressive Democratic strategist, told the outlet.
Top Democratic governors have been far more vocal in criticizing the incoming administration. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an effort to 'Trump-proof' California last month. Part of that plan includes spending $25 million on potential legal battles with the Trump administration. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy also said he is prepared to 'fight like hell' against the Trump administration, but he acknowledged the need to have a working relationship with the White House.
If your values are being attacked, or you’ve got communities or people who are being attacked that don’t deserve it, you’ve got to fight like hell,' said Murphy. 'And then over here, you’ve got to have a relationship with the guy.'