Democrats vow political reckoning if they win midterms as campaign season heats up
Democrats have been stockpiling ideas for months on how to retaliate against companies and figures that have aligned themselves closely to President Donald Trump's political agenda, telegraphing that merger breakups...
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Democrats have been stockpiling ideas for months on how to retaliate against companies and figures that have aligned themselves closely to President Donald Trump's political agenda, telegraphing that merger breakups and committee investigations will play a central role in their efforts to push back against the administration should they regain power. Most recently, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took to social media to highlight his most recent entry on that list. "Brendan Carr is a corrupt political hack and fake chair of the FCC," Jeffries said in a post to X. "This guy (and the entities he promotes) will find himself on the wrong side of a congressional investigation in short order." Jeffries' comments were made in response to a post from Carr, suggesting the administration would more closely review license renewals for broadcasters perpetuating "fake news." FCC BOSS VOWS TO ‘REBALANCE’ MEDIA, URGES MORE PRO-AMERICA PROGRAMMING The struggle over political alignment isn’t unique to Carr. The comments have piled up as the nation inches closer to the November midterms — a critical opportunity for Democrats to break a Republican governing trifecta and more visibly push back against the Trump administration. Even regaining control of just one chamber of Congress could enable Democrats to carry out their list of retaliation. Democrats like Sen. Ruben Gallego hope to pressure companies that have received approval for mergers under Trump’s watch. "Once we take power, whoever the president is, we’re going to break up your companies," Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., told Semafor. "So, all the investment you did to create these mergers are going to be for naught. Your investors are going to be pissed at you, and you’re likely going to end up getting fired as the CEO because you wasted so much money and corrupted yourself in the process," Gallego said. EX-BIDEN OFFICIAL FACES BACKLASH OVER THINLY VEILED WARNING TO COMPANIES WHEN DEMS ARE BACK IN CHARGE Under Tr…