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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Life of the Party: New Hope For Democrats After a Good Week

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki breaks down a hopeful week for Democrats, which included hundreds of thousands of Americans in both red and blue districts pouring into the streets to protest Donald Trump, Cory Booker’s record breaking 25 hour speech, and a win for liberal judge in the Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race against the heavily-funded MAGA favorite. Jen also explains why Trump’s tariff debacle is more than just a “little disturbance,” forecasting the rising costs all Americans will now face. Michigan governor candidate, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist joins to talk about how the tariffs have already affected the auto industry in his state as he runs for Governor. Next, Jen addresses the hypocrisy of Trump’s claim of letting the states run their own schools while he uses the federal government to intervene in their curriculum. Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona joins to discuss what Trump’s big government approach means for teachers and how it might limit opportunities for children. Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen joins next to discuss Speaker Johnson’s opposition to proxy voting for new parents, something that even members of his own party support. And finally, Jen addresses the message Trump is sending when he skips a ceremony for fallen servicemembers and prioritizes LIV golf with the Saudis at his resort instead.

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0:00.0

A massive show of opposition in cities across the country this weekend after a resounding message from voters in two states.

0:08.9

An adult of hope on Capitol Hill from Senator Cory Booker after his record-breaking speech on Monday and Tuesday.

0:14.8

He's going to join me first to talk about what all of this means and where we go from here.

0:19.0

Plus, Trump's tariffs are having an absolutely devastating impact on the markets,

0:22.6

and probably your 401k, as well as the cost of everything from fruit to cars to even beer.

0:28.6

Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garland Gilchrest just announced his plans to run for governor,

0:32.6

and he joins me to talk about how Trump's tariffs are impacting the people in his state.

0:41.5

And finally, the Trump administration threatened to withhold funding from public schools.

0:45.6

Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona joins me for his first national interview since leaving office to talk about one impact that may have on our kids.

1:03.3

Thank you. So yeah, I mean, this week has definitely served up another reminder, many reminders,

1:07.9

of just how damaging Trump and his misguided policies are on all of our lives.

1:11.3

And we're going to talk about all of that over the course of the next hour, tariffs, schools, all of it. But I wanted to start on more of a hopeful note. Because this

1:18.4

week has been tough, but has also shown that there are a lot of people out there who are fighting

1:23.1

back. I'd even venture to say, this has been the best political weak Democrats and anyone else horrified.

1:29.3

I know there's a lot of you out there by the Trump administration and what they've done since Election Day.

1:34.5

And what's most exciting is that this energy shift is really being driven by people across the country.

1:41.6

Hundreds of thousands of Americans poured into the streets yesterday and communities,

1:45.0

big and small communities too, to protest against Trump. While cities like New York and D.C.

1:52.1

saw tens of thousands of people, big crowds also showed up in red areas, too. Places like

1:57.2

Farmington, Maine, in a county that Donald Trump has won in every election.

2:04.4

Red Bank, New Jersey, where Trump won the county by double digits.

2:10.8

Sedona, Arizona, in a county, Trump won by more than 30 points as he flipped the state red again.

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