Bhalla & Brennan say Democrats need to either step up to Trump or step aside
“Look at what Trump was doing just this past week. Firing prosecutors, prosecuting thought crimes, threatening lawyers that challenge him. That’s straight out of the dictator’s handbook,” Brennan said in a statement.
“He keeps breaking the law in plain sight, and too many Democrats in Washington and Trenton are acting like it’s no big deal. What does Trump have to do before people in charge wake up and realize we need to fight back? If the plan is to just wait until the midterms, it’s time for Democratic leaders to step up or step aside.”
The duo stated that in the past week, Trump has openly declared that he’s “not joking” about running for a third term despite constitutional limits and also “fired two career prosecutors without cause,” including one investigating one of his donors.
They also expressed disappointment that federal funds were withheld from Columbia University unless they agree to restrict student’s free speech, as well as doing the same to the University of Pennsylvania due to a transgender athlete policy.
“Trump is a bully, plain and simple. If you give him an inch, he takes a mile. I know that New Jersey can stand up to Trump’s bullying because that’s exactly what we did in Hoboken,” Bhalla added.
“We refused to allow warrantless immigration enforcement, we enacted policies to make the city welcoming to the LGBTQ community, and we sued his friends in Big Oil for putting Hoboken in danger of climate change induced flooding. I’m proud to have joined mayors across the country to fight cuts to Medicaid and research funding to universities. When someone threatens your very existence, you have no choice but to fight back, whether it’s a playground bully, a wannabe dictator, or both.”