Anand Giridharadas Slams Dem Leaders for Not Defending Americans in the ‘Middle of an Autocratic Takeover’

SCARBOROUGH So what s ░░░░░░░░ answer what do Democrats ░░░░░░░░ to be doing in ░░░░░░░░ opinion that they re ░░░░░░░░ doing right now Giridharadas ░░░░░░░░ need a strategy up ░░░░░░░░ down right So running ░░░░░░░░ office is a longer ░░░░░░░░ thing We need we ░░░░░░░░ thousands of people looking ░░░░░░░░ that But right now ░░░░░░░░ top leaders of the ░░░░░░░░ Party I don t ░░░░░░░░ the revolution to come ░░░░░░░░ them but the top ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ to stop being milquetoast ░░░░░░░░ ll be very specific ░░░░░░░░ night Rachel Maddow s ░░░░░░░░ Leader Jeffries is on ░░░░░░░░ show Tell me if ░░░░░░░░ m wrong you can ░░░░░░░░ on any social media ░░░░░░░░ if I m wrong ░░░░░░░░ don t think any ░░░░░░░░ watching that interview with ░░░░░░░░ Jeffries would have come ░░░░░░░░ feeling defended deep in ░░░░░░░░ heart in the middle ░░░░░░░░ an autocratic takeover by ░░░░░░░░ high ranking Democrat It ░░░░░░░░ full of legal terms ░░░░░░░░ it relates to in ░░░░░░░░ of what and it ░░░░░░░░ full of every time ░░░░░░░░ gave him a chance ░░░░░░░░ empathize with people who ░░░░░░░░ he s not doing ░░░░░░░░ they re not doing ░░░░░░░░ every time she gave ░░░░░░░░ that opportunity as a ░░░░░░░░ interviewer that she is ░░░░░░░░ of saying Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ get why people feel ░░░░░░░░ way about what we ░░░░░░░░ doing no We re ░░░░░░░░ this We don t ░░░░░░░░ any more steel in ░░░░░░░░ spine Defensiveness and self ░░░░░░░░ don t do not ░░░░░░░░ an opposition It is ░░░░░░░░ to take a true ░░░░░░░░ opposition that understands how ░░░░░░░░ undefended Americans feel right ░░░░░░░░ by this psychological onslaught ░░░░░░░░ the abuser in chief ░░░░░░░░ by his shadow president ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ if you are not ░░░░░░░░ of the people with ░░░░░░░░ mettle to stand up ░░░░░░░░ an autocratic coup get ░░░░░░░░ of the way There ░░░░░░░░ so many other jobs ░░░░░░░░ a lobbyist like you ░░░░░░░░ probably planning to do ░░░░░░░░ in a few years ░░░░░░░░ that plan Get out ░░░░░░░░ the way for people ░░░░░░░░ know how to stand ░░░░░░░░ and are adequate to ░░░░░░░░ moment LEMIRE And certainly ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ among Democrats right now ░░░░░░░░ to who is that ░░░░░░░░ who is the leader ░░░░░░░░ the party right now ░░░░░░░░ s gonna play the ░░░░░░░░ that Nancy Pelosi did ░░░░░░░░ those first couple years ░░░░░░░░ Trump s initial term ░░░░░░░░ office?”