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· Jan 13
This is the official rapid response page of the Democratic Party, holding Trump and MAGA extremists accountable.
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VP Harris: Let us make a new commitment to the common good that declares our country will be commanded by everyday citizens for the betterment of the country. A commitment that declares that the power of this country does not belong to any king or oligarchs, it belongs to We The People
December 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
VP Harris: Let us make a new commitment to the common good that declares our country will be commanded by everyday citizens for the betterment of the country. A commitment that declares that the power of this country does not belong to any king or oligarchs, it belongs to We The People
VP Harris: Both parties have failed to hold the public's trust. People are done with the status quo. In comes Trump, casting himself as the change agent, with empty promises. Trump is a symptom of a failed system. As we plan for what comes after this administration, we cannot afford to be nostalgic.
December 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
VP Harris: Both parties have failed to hold the public's trust. People are done with the status quo. In comes Trump, casting himself as the change agent, with empty promises. Trump is a symptom of a failed system. As we plan for what comes after this administration, we cannot afford to be nostalgic.
DNC Chair Martin: You can build your billionaire ballroom. You can offer empty promises, like bringing down costs on day one. You can try in vain to rig the midterms in your favor, and you can fail. like you did just yesterday in Indiana. But know this, Donald Trump. Your days in power are numbered.
December 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
DNC Chair Martin: You can build your billionaire ballroom. You can offer empty promises, like bringing down costs on day one. You can try in vain to rig the midterms in your favor, and you can fail. like you did just yesterday in Indiana. But know this, Donald Trump. Your days in power are numbered.
DNC Chair Martin: Did you see what the RNC chair just said about the midterms? He said Republicans are facing almost certain defeat. He said, 'There's no sugarcoating. It's a pending, looming disaster.' I never thought I'd agree with the Republican Party chair on anything, but I agree with him.
December 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
DNC Chair Martin: Did you see what the RNC chair just said about the midterms? He said Republicans are facing almost certain defeat. He said, 'There's no sugarcoating. It's a pending, looming disaster.' I never thought I'd agree with the Republican Party chair on anything, but I agree with him.
Q: There were new Epstein photos released today showing you and also Steve Bannon. What was your reaction?
Trump: He has photos with everybody. So that's no big deal. I know nothing about it.
Trump: He has photos with everybody. So that's no big deal. I know nothing about it.
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Q: There were new Epstein photos released today showing you and also Steve Bannon. What was your reaction?
Trump: He has photos with everybody. So that's no big deal. I know nothing about it.
Trump: He has photos with everybody. So that's no big deal. I know nothing about it.
Trump: Republicans have taken over health care in a positive way
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump: Republicans have taken over health care in a positive way
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up?
Trump: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously, you're a sycophant for Democrats.
Trump: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously, you're a sycophant for Democrats.
December 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up?
Trump: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously, you're a sycophant for Democrats.
Trump: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously, you're a sycophant for Democrats.
Q: Do you intend on seizing more oil assets from Venezuela?
Trump: I wouldn't tell you that. It wouldn't be very smart for me to tell you that.
Trump: I wouldn't tell you that. It wouldn't be very smart for me to tell you that.
December 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Q: Do you intend on seizing more oil assets from Venezuela?
Trump: I wouldn't tell you that. It wouldn't be very smart for me to tell you that.
Trump: I wouldn't tell you that. It wouldn't be very smart for me to tell you that.
The Trump administration has scrapped a plan to mint quarters to honor the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Instead, the Trump administration plans to issue a $1 coin with Donald Trump’s face on it.
Instead, the Trump administration plans to issue a $1 coin with Donald Trump’s face on it.
December 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Trump administration has scrapped a plan to mint quarters to honor the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Instead, the Trump administration plans to issue a $1 coin with Donald Trump’s face on it.
Instead, the Trump administration plans to issue a $1 coin with Donald Trump’s face on it.
Trump tries on cowboy hat.
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump tries on cowboy hat.
Reporter: A Trump-friendly town in Nebraska is feeling the weight of his economic policies. This is a town of under 11,000 people, and 3,200 will lose their jobs on January 20th when the Tyson plant in town closes.
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reporter: A Trump-friendly town in Nebraska is feeling the weight of his economic policies. This is a town of under 11,000 people, and 3,200 will lose their jobs on January 20th when the Tyson plant in town closes.
AOC: Speaker Johnson kept Republicans home for over a month so that they would not negotiate on health care. Trump and Vance, they did the same thing. They stuck their heads in the sand for the entirety of a 30 day government shutdown where we were urging them to come to a solution.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
AOC: Speaker Johnson kept Republicans home for over a month so that they would not negotiate on health care. Trump and Vance, they did the same thing. They stuck their heads in the sand for the entirety of a 30 day government shutdown where we were urging them to come to a solution.
Rep. Crow: This is exactly how conflicts spin out of control. Nobody in Congress knows what's going on with Venezuela. Nobody's been getting the briefs. Nobody understands the strategy, because they haven't conveyed that.
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rep. Crow: This is exactly how conflicts spin out of control. Nobody in Congress knows what's going on with Venezuela. Nobody's been getting the briefs. Nobody understands the strategy, because they haven't conveyed that.
Host: A highly controversial new Trump administration report calls for cutting half of FEMA's staff. The agency is still reeling from DOGE cuts earlier this year, and experts warn natural disasters are on the rise.
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Host: A highly controversial new Trump administration report calls for cutting half of FEMA's staff. The agency is still reeling from DOGE cuts earlier this year, and experts warn natural disasters are on the rise.
Rep. Subramanyam: Every single time we get documents released from the Epstein estate, we keep seeing the same names over and over again. Now we're seeing images. There was even a picture of a Donald Trump branded condom.
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rep. Subramanyam: Every single time we get documents released from the Epstein estate, we keep seeing the same names over and over again. Now we're seeing images. There was even a picture of a Donald Trump branded condom.
Host: Americans are pushing back against Trump's immigration agenda in stunning numbers. 60% of US adults disapprove of how Trump is handling immigration
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Host: Americans are pushing back against Trump's immigration agenda in stunning numbers. 60% of US adults disapprove of how Trump is handling immigration
Fox tells Americans to buy artificial trees so Christmas tree farms can be used for data centers:
"Everybody needs to get on board."
"Everybody needs to get on board."
December 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Fox tells Americans to buy artificial trees so Christmas tree farms can be used for data centers:
"Everybody needs to get on board."
"Everybody needs to get on board."
Rep. Magaziner: They are locking up and deporting veterans and children, sending masked men into the streets in American cities, tear gassing children, all to meet some artificial number that Stephen Miller set and to look like a bunch of tough guys on social media.
December 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Rep. Magaziner: They are locking up and deporting veterans and children, sending masked men into the streets in American cities, tear gassing children, all to meet some artificial number that Stephen Miller set and to look like a bunch of tough guys on social media.
Rep. Magaziner: This administration doesn't know the difference between the good guys and bad guys. The vast majority of people who have been detained or deported by ICE are people who have no criminal record. They are veterans, children, kids with cancer, landscapers just trying to make a living
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Rep. Magaziner: This administration doesn't know the difference between the good guys and bad guys. The vast majority of people who have been detained or deported by ICE are people who have no criminal record. They are veterans, children, kids with cancer, landscapers just trying to make a living
Fox: We're seeing rising numbers of measles cases. To be honest, this is somewhat expected as we see declining vaccination rates. Unfortunately, the way things are going right now with the CDC and the current vaccination advisory committees, we're seeing even more mistrust and confusion.
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Fox: We're seeing rising numbers of measles cases. To be honest, this is somewhat expected as we see declining vaccination rates. Unfortunately, the way things are going right now with the CDC and the current vaccination advisory committees, we're seeing even more mistrust and confusion.
Host: Trump keeps repeating this message we're blowing it away. A-plus-plus-plus-plus. People are not buying this. When you do that sort of thing, when it's such a mismatch with what the lived experience of the average American is, man, it makes you look out of touch.
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Host: Trump keeps repeating this message we're blowing it away. A-plus-plus-plus-plus. People are not buying this. When you do that sort of thing, when it's such a mismatch with what the lived experience of the average American is, man, it makes you look out of touch.
Reporter: 64% of Americans are buying cheaper or less food. 34% have skipped a meal altogether. 48% said they use savings for their basic expenses. Nearly half of Americans say groceries, housing, utilities, and health care are just getting harder to afford.
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reporter: 64% of Americans are buying cheaper or less food. 34% have skipped a meal altogether. 48% said they use savings for their basic expenses. Nearly half of Americans say groceries, housing, utilities, and health care are just getting harder to afford.
Pollster: How do Americans rate Trump on the issue of health care? Just flat out awful. 69% say they disapprove of the job he is doing. Even 39% of Republicans say they disapprove. It's horrendous.
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Pollster: How do Americans rate Trump on the issue of health care? Just flat out awful. 69% say they disapprove of the job he is doing. Even 39% of Republicans say they disapprove. It's horrendous.
Reporter: The Trump administration is gutting the Civil Rights Office in the Department of Education. The office is a last resort for families dealing with discrimination. Lawyers within the agency describe dire circumstances. One told me they wouldn't trust this agency with their own children
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reporter: The Trump administration is gutting the Civil Rights Office in the Department of Education. The office is a last resort for families dealing with discrimination. Lawyers within the agency describe dire circumstances. One told me they wouldn't trust this agency with their own children
CNN fact checks the Trump administration's claims on inflation:
"When the press secretary told us today that we're very much headed in the right direction, we're not. September was the fifth consecutive month in which the year-over-year inflation rate had increased."
"When the press secretary told us today that we're very much headed in the right direction, we're not. September was the fifth consecutive month in which the year-over-year inflation rate had increased."
December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
CNN fact checks the Trump administration's claims on inflation:
"When the press secretary told us today that we're very much headed in the right direction, we're not. September was the fifth consecutive month in which the year-over-year inflation rate had increased."
"When the press secretary told us today that we're very much headed in the right direction, we're not. September was the fifth consecutive month in which the year-over-year inflation rate had increased."