{"id":2400350,"date":"2025-02-07T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-storm-federal-buildings-in-latest-act-of-trump-resistance\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:14:21","slug":"democrats-storm-federal-buildings-in-latest-act-of-trump-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-storm-federal-buildings-in-latest-act-of-trump-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats storm federal buildings in latest act of Trump resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-storm-federal-buildings-in-latest-act-of-trump-resistance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200bdiscusses a recent\u200c incident where Democratic \u200cmembers of \u200cCongress, including representatives Maxine Waters and Maxwell Frost, were denied entry into the Department of Education while attempting to voice their concerns regarding a \u2063lack of transparency\u2063 from the Trump administration. Thay aimed to speak with acting Education secretary Denise L. \u200cCarter but were blocked by \u2062a security guard,raising issues about\u200d access\u200b for elected officials. the denial was part of a broader protest\u2064 against\u200b the administration&#8217;s actions, particularly its intentions regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/davis-colorado-supreme-court-wanted-to-set-a-precedent-on-disqualifying-trump-from-ballot\/\" title=\"Colorado Supreme Court aimed to establish a precedent by disqualifying Trump from the ballot\">educational \u2063policies<\/a>. The \u200bDemocrats have been staging protests\u200d outside various federal buildings over \u200cthe\u200d past week, criticizing policies they believe\u200d threaten educational funding and transparency. The\u2064 department of Education stated that the members did not have scheduled appointments, thus justifying the security&#8217;s actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Shut out of power, locked out of buildings: Democrats grapple with Trump resistance<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1976118\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic members of Congress were blocked from entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Education\">Department of Education<\/a> on Friday, complaining that the act showcased a lack of transparency from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Education\">Trump administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The House members were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-try-enter-department-education-amid-outrage-over-possible-doge-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attempting to speak\">attempting to speak<\/a> with acting Education Secretary Denise L. Carter but were denied entry by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocked-and-confused-superstar-singer-issues-apologizes-to-fans-after-unauthorized-fireworks-went-off-during-her-indoor-show\/\" title=\"\u2018Shocked And Confused\u2019: Superstar Singer Issues Apologizes To Fans After \u2018Unauthorized Fireworks Went Off\u2019 During Her Indoor Show\">single security guard<\/a> in their latest act of protest in downtown Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Members of Congress are being denied entry into the Department of Education, which is locked and guarded by a security guard. More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lp6RxKv4aS\">https:\/\/t.co\/lp6RxKv4aS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mHRXr4cIaA\">pic.twitter.com\/mHRXr4cIaA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NewsNation (@NewsNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsNation\/status\/1887885300485026040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The members included Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), who berated the security guard and demanded that they be let in as members of the public and as elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have focused on their protests of billionaire Elon Musk and his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cost-saving efforts<\/a> at the novel Department of Government Efficiency that has been accessing federal agency data and computers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education!&rdquo; Frost <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaxwellFrostFL\/status\/1887882735844298916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;Elon [Musk] is allowed in and not the people? ILLEGAL.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We couldn&rsquo;t get in,&rdquo; Waters told MSNBC, noting she wanted to make the case that President Donald Trump shouldn&rsquo;t follow through on his campaign promise to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3309452\/trump-team-working-proposal-gut-department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"gut the Department of Education\">gut the Department of Education<\/a> but was turned away for not having an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Locked out of power and struggling to respond to Trump&rsquo;s flurry of executive actions, Democrats have spent this week protesting outside federal buildings and found themselves blocked from entry.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, they rallied outside of the U.S. Agency for International Development, an agency Trump has all but shuttered during his first month in office. Tuesday, they protested outside of the Treasury Department. On Wednesday, it was the Labor Department and the U.S. Capitol that they agitated outside of.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2792448&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=62086ac29acd51eddcbaaede4e82e638\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And Friday, it was the Department of Education, another agency Trump vowed to shutter if he can and to dismantle as much as possible if he can&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can expect more,&rdquo; Waters said of Democrats showing up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The security guard outside of the Education Department claimed he was a federal employee doing his job but did not respond to most of the questions lobbed at him by the group.<\/p>\n<p>Frost complained about the &ldquo;random guy&rdquo; who refused to let him in and promised that he&rsquo;d be back in the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS &amp; PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UikHHSUZXS\">pic.twitter.com\/UikHHSUZXS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxwellFrostFL\/status\/1887891087097823711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education said the members of Congress didn&rsquo;t have an appointment. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The protest was organized by members of Congress who were exercising their First Amendment rights, which they are at liberty to do,&rdquo; an Education Department spokesperson said. &ldquo;They did not have any scheduled appointments, and the protest has since ended.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1976118\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1976118\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats blocked from entering Education Dept., protest Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2400351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25036144334466.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,49736,40146,3970,48902],"class_list":["post-2400350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-federal-buildings","tag-political-activism","tag-protests","tag-trump-resistance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25036144334466.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400350"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400355,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400350\/revisions\/2400355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}