‘Buy Some Testicles’: John Kennedy Lets Loose on Dem Leadership Amid Mamdani Madness
Republican Louisiana Senator John kennedy criticized Democratic Party leadership for being afraid to confront the far-left wing within their ranks. Speaking on Fox News’ “Hannity,” he claimed that mainstream Democrats, including leaders like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, avoid condemning radical figures such as Democratic socialists Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders out of fear. Kennedy argued that this reluctance has led to mainstream Democrats not standing for clear principles and instead opposing former President Donald Trump regardless of the issue, even to the point of seemingly supporting crime in Washington, D.C. He urged schumer and Jeffries to be courageous and address these radical elements.
Former Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine echoed these concerns,stating that party leaders fear angering the far-left base because they need their support to maintain power.Meanwhile, Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin defended the inclusion of socialists in the party, emphasizing the Democratic Party as a “big tent” with diverse ideological views.
Polls indicate that among Democrats, some see figures like Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders as embodying the party’s core values, yet overall voter approval for Democrats in Congress is low. The article highlights ongoing tensions within the Democratic Party over its ideological direction and leadership challenges.
Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said on Wednesday that the Democratic Party’s leadership was frightened of calling out the far-left wing of its party.
Democratic socialists Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders have surged to prominence within the Democratic Party. Kennedy argued on Fox News’ “Hannity” that “mainstream” Democrats and party leadership do not condemn radicals out of fear and called on them to find courage to do so — particularly, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
“The mainstream wing of the party is scared to death of the loon wing. They won’t speak up. And they don’t stand for anything anymore. All they stand for is whatever is against what President [Donald] Trump stands for,” Kennedy told host Sean Hannity. “That’s why we find ourselves in the extraordinary position of mainstream Democrats have now come out firmly and passionately in favor of crime in Washington, D.C. Why? Because Trump is trying to do something about it.”
Hannity asked Kennedy if he believed Schumer and Jeffries would ever “stand up to that wing.”
“No, but they could. And I don’t mean any disrespect. I don’t know Mr. Jeffries that well. I know Sen. Schumer very well, so I say this with respect: Chuck and Hakeem need to go to Amazon, buy some testicles, and stand up to the loon wing of their party,” Kennedy said. “And until they’re willing to do that, I haven’t heard Sen. Schumer say anything bad about Mamdani. I mean, the guy’s a socialist. He’s a whackjob. They’re scared to death. And the party is not going to get better until they do.”
Mamdani is campaigning for mayor of New York City and has run on policies including free buses, city-run grocery stores and rent freezes. He has also championed “seizing the means of production.”
Former Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine also told Hannity on Aug. 6 that his party was plagued by leadership that was fearful of angering its far-left base.
“Chuck Schumer is terrified of being primaried by AOC. … Good luck being the majority leader again if you go to war with your own base. … [Jeffries] wants to be speaker if we’re able to retake the House,” Turrentine said. “He needs the base … And so we have two leaders terrified of the base.”
Moreover, Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin said on “America’s Newsroom” Aug. 6 that he was perfectly fine with socialists being part of the Democratic Party coalition.
“[T]he difference between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party is that we’re a big tent,” Martin said. “We have lots of people in that tent from all of the different ideological wings, from conservative Democrats to centrists, to progressives, to these new leftists. … You win through addition, not subtraction. You don’t win by pushing people out of your coalition, you win by bringing people into your coalition.”
When asked to identify the Democratic leader they believe “best reflects the core values” of their party, 10 percent of Democrats chose Ocasio-Cortez, while 8 percent selected Sanders, according to a CNN/SSRS poll published March 16. Ocasio-Cortez ranked first, while Sanders ranked third, with former Vice President Kamala Harris in between at 9 percent.
A July 16 Quinnipiac University poll found that only 19 percent of voters approved of Democrats in Congress, marking an all-time low for the polling outlet.
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