Dan Goldman: We’re Now into ‘Really Dangerous Territory that Many of Us Predicted But Is Now Actually Happening’

Sanders TOWNSEND I guess ░░░░░░░░ to be pessimistic here ░░░░░░░░ Congressman the Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ Congress have demonstrated that ░░░░░░░░ actually don t care ░░░░░░░░ being a guardrail They ░░░░░░░░ about power and they ░░░░░░░░ it And they re ░░░░░░░░ along with what he ░░░░░░░░ doing in Texas They ░░░░░░░░ gone along I mean ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth is the defense ░░░░░░░░ for crying out freaking ░░░░░░░░ And Thom Tillis when ░░░░░░░░ went to his Senate ░░░░░░░░ colleagues and said Hey ░░░░░░░░ cannot vote for this ░░░░░░░░ John Thune told him ░░░░░░░░ you gotta take it ░░░░░░░░ with the White House ░░░░░░░░ just I can t ░░░░░░░░ then even Thom Tillis ░░░░░░░░ over and now he ░░░░░░░░ not running for reelection ░░░░░░░░ Don Bacon my congressman ░░░░░░░░ of Nebraska even Don ░░░░░░░░ is like I can ░░░░░░░░ do this anymore but ░░░░░░░░ have yet to hear ░░░░░░░░ speak out about the ░░░░░░░░ of about the National ░░░░░░░░ in our streets Why ░░░░░░░░ why should we hope ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans are going ░░░░░░░░ do anything different than ░░░░░░░░ ve already done Goldman ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t I mean ░░░░░░░░ should hope We should ░░░░░░░░ expect it I guess ░░░░░░░░ the way I would ░░░░░░░░ it And look there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of talk ░░░░░░░░ I hear a lot ░░░░░░░░ s focus on flipping ░░░░░░░░ House in November 2026 ░░░░░░░░ TOWNSEND If we get ░░░░░░░░ Goldman And that s ░░░░░░░░ that s how I ░░░░░░░░ which is we cannot ░░░░░░░░ until November 2026 to ░░░░░░░░ to provide some kind ░░░░░░░░ bulwark some kind of ░░░░░░░░ and balance against this ░░░░░░░░ is happening now and ░░░░░░░░ s happening aggressively and ░░░░░░░░ s happening with a ░░░░░░░░ abandon to the point ░░░░░░░░ we do need to ░░░░░░░░ up with alternatives We ░░░░░░░░ need to be able ░░░░░░░░ connect and relate why ░░░░░░░░ is scary and dangerous ░░░░░░░░ it is unprecedented why ░░░░░░░░ is anti American And ░░░░░░░░ you see the D ░░░░░░░░ militarization you see the ░░░░░░░░ militarization with tens of ░░░░░░░░ of dollars going into ░░░░░░░░ dragnets with mass police ░░░░░░░░ when you see Donald ░░░░░░░░ telling the Smithsonian to ░░░░░░░░ back through all your ░░░░░░░░ get rid of the ░░░░░░░░ of him get rid ░░░░░░░░ anything that might have ░░░░░░░░ do with diversity equity ░░░░░░░░ whatever it may be ░░░░░░░░ that he just doesn ░░░░░░░░ like he is trying ░░░░░░░░ take over every single ░░░░░░░░ of this country And ░░░░░░░░ question is do Republicans ░░░░░░░░ And they have not ░░░░░░░░ this point We are ░░░░░░░░ beyond bad policy bad ░░░░░░░░ policy We are getting ░░░░░░░░ really dangerous dangerous territory ░░░░░░░░ many of us predicted ░░░░░░░░ is now actually happening.”