(The Guardian) Warren delivers speech on future of Democratic party, slams investigation into Powell
Senate Democrat Elizabeth Warren is delivering remarks on the future of the Democratic party today. However, she kicked off her speech today with a laundry list of rebukes against the Trump administration. “Trump is trying to push out the chairman of the Federal Reserve board and complete his corrupt takeover of America’s central bank – so it serves his interests, along with his billionaire friends,” she said.
Warren outlines electoral strategy for Democrats, highlights 'trust' and economic populism
At a speech at the National Press Club, the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren said that in order to build a “sturdy big tent, it is not enough to simply attack Trump”. “A Democratic party that worries more about offending big donors than delivering for working people is a party that is doomed to fail – in 2026, 2028, and beyond,” she said today. “Democrats need to earn trust – long-term, durable trust-across the electorate … even when that means taking on the wealthy and well connected.”
Warren also noted that Democrats were once “trusted” by working people, and went on to list – what she sees – as some of the party’s crowning policy achievements: from Medicaid to union building to the Affordable Care Act. “I understand the temptation – in this moment of national crisis – to sand down our edges to avoid offending anyone, especially the rich and powerful who might finance our candidates,” she added. “We can’t rebuild trust by staying silent about abuses of corporate power and tax fairness simply to avoid offending the delicate sensibilities of the already-rich and powerful.
Warren, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate banking committee, noted that if her party were to “pick up the broken pieces of 2024” they “must acknowledge a hard truth”. “Either we politely nibble around the edges of change, or we throw ourselves into the fight,” she said. Either we carefully craft our policies to ensure that the rich keep right on getting richer, or we build a party that ferociously and unapologetically serves the needs of working people.”
Senate Democrat Elizabeth Warren is delivering remarks on the future of the Democratic party today. However, she kicked off her speech today with a laundry list of rebukes against the Trump administration. “Trump is trying to push out the chairman of the Federal Reserve board and complete his corrupt takeover of America’s central bank – so it serves his interests, along with his billionaire friends,” she said.
Warren outlines electoral strategy for Democrats, highlights 'trust' and economic populism
At a speech at the National Press Club, the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren said that in order to build a “sturdy big tent, it is not enough to simply attack Trump”. “A Democratic party that worries more about offending big donors than delivering for working people is a party that is doomed to fail – in 2026, 2028, and beyond,” she said today. “Democrats need to earn trust – long-term, durable trust-across the electorate … even when that means taking on the wealthy and well connected.”
Warren also noted that Democrats were once “trusted” by working people, and went on to list – what she sees – as some of the party’s crowning policy achievements: from Medicaid to union building to the Affordable Care Act. “I understand the temptation – in this moment of national crisis – to sand down our edges to avoid offending anyone, especially the rich and powerful who might finance our candidates,” she added. “We can’t rebuild trust by staying silent about abuses of corporate power and tax fairness simply to avoid offending the delicate sensibilities of the already-rich and powerful.
Warren, who serves as the ranking member on the Senate banking committee, noted that if her party were to “pick up the broken pieces of 2024” they “must acknowledge a hard truth”. “Either we politely nibble around the edges of change, or we throw ourselves into the fight,” she said. Either we carefully craft our policies to ensure that the rich keep right on getting richer, or we build a party that ferociously and unapologetically serves the needs of working people.”
