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Dulcinea

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Mon Jun 2, 2025, 08:12 AM Jun 2

Frustrated Democrats try new response to Trump barrage: Flood the zone right back [View all]

(The Hill) Frustrated Democrats are fighting to counter President Trump’s flood-the-zone approach by adopting a mirror strategy with a simple goal: To flood the zone right back.

Democrats have struggled to keep pace with the machine-gun tempo of Trump’s second term, which has featured a blitz of boundary-busting executive orders, mass deportations, federal firings, and broader efforts to gut the federal government.

The Democrats’ response to the frenzy of executive actions has infuriated the party’s liberal base, which loudly accused Democratic leaders of failing to push back against an aggressive White House in ways that meet the urgency of the moment.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/frustrated-democrats-try-response-trump-160000836.html

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