Connolly: "The public did not give Trump a mandate to dismantle whole chunks of the federal govt. It gave him a mandate to kick the tires, check the dipstick, and make sure things are running well and efficiently. What Elon Musk is doing is way beyond any mandate that Trump could possibly claim."
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But here comes the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee pushing mandate while dating every one of his 75 years.
AOC should’ve gotten this job. She’s more than qualified and she’s not afraid to challenge the right-wing propaganda machine
Connolly’s response was just so… uninspiring
He is not a King Henry VIII
in 1540 … now is 2020 … it’s people’s voice, it’s elected President and is changing every 4 years
https://www.jandehn.com/post/elon-musk-s-gift-to-the-us-state-capture
But
What’s the plan of action?
He was given authority to reduce the price of eggs and inflation which he has failed to do.
If Trump’s lies damage anyone, they (probably; I’m not a lawyer) have standing to sue.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lhreh4ptyc24
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-approval-opinion-poll-2025-2-9/
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/02/07/trumps-second-term-early-ratings-and-expectations/
Old. Has cancer and is not the person who needs to be the face of Dems right now.
AOC. Raskin, Crockett and many other better more articulate fighters ready to go. Pelosi and senior Dems holding everyone back bc….?
So that's on the voters' credulity, & on Harris/Walz for not proclaiming the warning & danger loudly/clearly/specifically enuf.
Competence over seniority in times of crisis.
Not even close.
That is the point.
She was ranked 230th out of 240 democrats in the 117th Congress.
It is about resistance & messaging: REACH.
AOC has 12.8 million followers on X and 8.1 million on Instagram; Connolly has just over 87,000 followers on both platforms combined.
He may be an awesome legislator, but that is not what is needed. Also, in hearings, she is highly prepared & has memorable exchanges.
MESSAGING MATTERS IN RESISTANCE.
Trump DOESN'T have a mandate at all!
https://www.cookpolitical.com/vote-tracker/2024/electoral-college
…do you mean Musk?
Where are the maga GOP? Under a trumpie rock
But to the orange bully and his incel clown posse reality and facts don’t matter.
and i am incredulous that his voters have any idea he was going to do anything but “own the libs.”
High unemployment will drive down wages while we are currently dealing with inflation.
He ran on this. Harris should have won in a landslide.
2. T* cld not cross the street w a group of cub scouts in tow, efficiently.
But, Trump wasn't mandated to destroy America.
Ruling: He's halfway right.
TRUMP HAS NO MANDATE, period.
JFC
#restoredemocracy
taken to extremes by elon musk
It's also important to note that having a mandate doesn't legitimate unconstitutional power grabs, use of EOs to bypass Congress, imposition of tariffs for national emergencies that don't exist, or all the DOGE stuff.
https://www.reddit.com/r/democrats/s/Xo7xXCo8vr
One cannot win the popular vote with less than 50% FULL STOP
It's the DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA
So… 🤷🏻♀️
That's the one that should count in a democracy in my opinion.
It gave him no mandate whatsoever.
THIS IS A FUCKING COUP
SAY IT
SAY IT
He "won" by less than 1.5% of the popular vote. The Senate is 53R/47D and The House is 218R/215D.
HOW IS THAT A MANDATE??
That means MANY Dems continued winning.
And there was absolutely no landslide victory either.
Because they are just that willfully ignorant.