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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

The Reviews Are In: Democrats Want a Fight

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of Senator Chuck Schumer's decision to advance a Republican Government funding bill, guest host Michael Steele delves into new poll numbers that may come as a wakeup call to complicit Democrats in Congress. Tim Miller and Molly Jong Fast join to discuss the fallout over Schumer's approach and why Democratic voters want the party the fight back harder against Trump's drastic actions. As Republicans cower and hide from angry constituents, Congressman Mark Pocan of Wisconsin joins to discuss how Democrats can capitalize on voter discontent. Meanwhile, MSNBC Legal Analyst reacts to Trump's decision to invoke an antiquated wartime power to deport migrants without due process, and whether he'll defy the courts in the process. And with a trade war looming, Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell joins to discuss Trump's erratic trade policy, and why Wall Street seemed to underestimate their impact.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, folks, the reviews are in. A brand new poll out this morning is full of bad news, and not just for Donald Trump.

0:09.0

Plus, as Republican lawmakers run and hide from their constituents, I'll talk to Congressman Mark Pocan about his decision to fill the void.

0:17.0

And later, after a judge blocks Trump from using a wartime law for deportations,

0:23.0

Andrew Weissman is going to tell us what happens next.

0:35.0

I'm going to bet a lot of you watching at home right now are just a little bit fed up with Donald

0:41.1

Trump and his actions. I'm going to bet you want Democrats to do something about it. Now, if that

0:47.4

sounds like you, and I'm just guessing here, you're not alone. Just right now, some new polling out from NBC News shows that 54% of voters

0:58.8

disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy. That's the worst number he's ever seen, dating back to

1:05.5

his first term. And a whopping 82% of voters say the state of the economy is either fair or poor.

1:13.2

So basically, most people aren't happy.

1:15.9

But what do they want to do about it?

1:18.2

That's always the question.

1:19.8

Well, the poll also found that the majority of Democrats want their leaders to wake the

1:25.1

hell up and fight back.

1:27.3

Just 32% of Democrats say they want their members of Congress to make compromises with Trump,

1:32.5

while 65% say they want leaders to stick to their positions,

1:37.6

even if it means not being able to get things done in Washington.

1:41.5

Now, that's important to note.

1:43.1

Why?

1:43.8

Because it's the total opposite of where those numbers stood back in Washington. Now, that's important to note. Why? Because it's the total opposite of where

1:46.2

those numbers stood back in 2017, because guess what, Toto? We're not in 2017 anymore. Things have

1:54.4

changed, but unfortunately not every Democratic leader seems to have gotten that message. We saw

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