{"id":2409871,"date":"2025-03-05T07:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-displayed-their-soullessness-at-trumps-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T07:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:12:55","slug":"dems-displayed-their-soullessness-at-trumps-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-displayed-their-soullessness-at-trumps-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Displayed Their Soullessness At Trump&#8217;s Speech"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fdems-displayed-their-soullessness-at-trumps-speech%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=2409871&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 \u2063article discusses the reaction of Democrats during President\u200b Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064recent address \u200dto congress, where he highlighted meaningful reforms\u200b and honored various victims of crime and violence. The author criticizes the Democrats for not standing or acknowledging the families of individuals affected by \u200dillegal\u2063 immigration and \u2063other tragic events, portraying \u2064them as cold and disconnected. <\/p>\n<p>Trump noted the Democrats&#8217; \u2063unwillingness \u2063to \u200dexpress any form of support, stating he could make significant achievements, but they would\u2063 remain unresponsive. Despite their\u200d planned \u200cprotests and\u2062 theatrical \u200dantics, \u2064the Democrats \u2064largely \u2063received backlash for their behavior, particularly from \u2062Trump \u200bsupporters. The\u2062 piece highlights instances of disruption, including a notable outburst from \u2064Rep.\u2064 Al Green, who was eventually removed from the chamber. <\/p>\n<p>the article conveys that trump&#8217;s speech was well-received by the \u200dpublic, with polls indicating a majority of \u200dviewers had a positive reaction, contrasting \u200bsharply with\u2063 the demeanor of \u200cthe Democrats \u2063during \u200bthe address. The\u2063 author concludes by emphasizing the Democrats&#8217; struggle to\u2062 maintain relevance \u2063amid their protests,suggesting that\u200b their\u2064 actions were counterproductive. <\/p>\n<p>Breccan F. Thies,the author,is identified as \u2062a correspondent for The Federalist,offering \u200ccontext on his background and expertise.  <\/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<div>\n<p>THE CAPITOL &mdash; Democrats went into President Donald Trump&rsquo;s speech to the joint session of Congress promising theatrics. But, amid Trump&rsquo;s speech detailing major reforms and honoring Americans victimized by far-left policies, the American people saw Democrats devolve into the ice-cold soullessness one has come to expect from a party &mdash; and group of people &mdash; grasping for relevance.<\/p>\n<p>They refused to stand for the families of those brutalized and murdered by illegals, like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/04\/a-year-late-laken-riley-finally-gets-the-honor-she-deserved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laken Riley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/05\/democrats-refused-to-stand-up-for-the-mothers-of-laken-riley-and-jocelyn-nungaray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jocelyn Nungaray<\/a>. They would not stand for the family of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreccanFThies\/status\/1897133846560464913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corey Comperatore<\/a>, the father who died saving his family&rsquo;s lives by protecting them from gunfire at the campaign rally where Trump was shot. They refused to acknowledge <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1897116645686223182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payton McNabb<\/a>, a girl who suffered a traumatic bran injury when a male who claimed to be female ruthlessly spiked a volleyball into her face, ending her chances at a college volleyball career.<\/p>\n<p>And they could not even bring themselves to stand for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreccanFThies\/status\/1897128794512912516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D.J. Daniel<\/a>, a 13-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tom-brady-surprises-10-year-old-brain-cancer-survivor-with-super-bowl-tickets\/\" title=\"WATCH: Tom Brady Surprises 10-Year-Old Brain Cancer Survivor with Super Bowl Tickets\">brain cancer survivor<\/a>, whom Trump made an honorary U.S. Secret Service agent during his speech, about which he was clearly elated.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats&rsquo; allies in the corporate media piled on, too, with MSNBC&rsquo;s Rachel Maddow condemning the Trump administration. A soulless Maddow <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1897138835944837215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempted<\/a> to frame the recognition from Trump as taking advantage of Daniel, saying, &ldquo;For the record &mdash; and this is disgusting &mdash; the president made a spectacle out of praising a young man who thus far <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-calls-trumps-recognition-of-pediatric-cancer-survivor-disgusting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"MSNBC host calls Trump\u2019s recognition of pediatric cancer survivor \u2018disgusting\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">survived pediatric cancer<\/a>, as if the president had something to do with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is my fifth such speech to Congress. And once again, I look at the Democrats in front of me and I realize there&rsquo;s absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy, or to make them stand, or smile, or applaud. Nothing I can do,&rdquo; Trump said during his speech. &ldquo;I could find a cure to the most devastating disease &mdash; a disease that would wipe out entire nations &mdash; or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history, or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded, and these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements. They won&rsquo;t do it, no matter what &hellip; It&rsquo;s very sad and it just shouldn&rsquo;t be this way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As my colleague Jordan Boyd <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/04\/democrats-protest-trumps-agenda-because-it-forces-them-to-celebrate-americas-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a>, &ldquo;Democrats protest Trump&rsquo;s agenda because it forces them to celebrate America&rsquo;s wins.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pay attention to those who didn&rsquo;t stand to honor a little boy battling brain cancer, a young lady who was abused, and a college student killed by an illegal alien.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogerMarshallMD\/status\/1897133834703134898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The only time some Democrats did cheer was for the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/05\/elizabeth-warren-claps-in-support-of-continuing-ukraine-war-for-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prolonging of war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone had any confusion about moral authority of the Democrats before Trump&rsquo;s speech, it is unlikely to persist any longer after their antics Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/04\/trump-congress-address-democrats-disrupt-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened to disrupt<\/a> the speech with walkouts, pocket Constitutions, egg cartons, noise makers, and other props. It is not far-fetched, either, to have anticipated Democrats partaking in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">bizarre theater-kid activities reminiscent<\/a> of Gov. Tim Walz&rsquo;s fruity kicks and spirit fingers during the campaign, or synchronized singing and chanting.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>However, what we got was an old man shouting and pointing a cane, a couple Democrats holding <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1897116524890190178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weak<\/a> signs about Elon Musk, and some <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Outkick\/status\/1897163820877136043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pantsuit color coordination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>An imaginative Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1897118918185279722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">even brought a white board<\/a> to update her jeering during the speech.<\/p>\n<p>But the highest level of theatrics at the Capitol was from Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who stood up close to the beginning of Trump&rsquo;s speech shaking his cane and yelling about how Trump did not have a &ldquo;mandate to cut Medicaid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>WATCH: Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was just removed by the Seargent-at-Arms for interrupting President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>His appalling lack of decorum and respect is shameful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wKGsp0sfQ0\">pic.twitter.com\/wKGsp0sfQ0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1897113657894715839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Green was first drowned out by chants of &ldquo;USA! USA! USA!&rdquo; before swiftly being removed from the chamber by the House Sergeant-at-Arms to the raucous cheers of Republicans, and a standing ovation from Vice President J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n<p>When confronted by The Federalist about whether yelling during a speech was the best way to make his point, Green, apparently without a sense of irony, said, &ldquo;It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility against our civility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. Al Green saying he was yelling that Trump &ldquo;has no mandate to cut Medicare.&rdquo; When asked if cutting the president off is the most civil way to get that across, he said he didn&rsquo;t care. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FDRLST?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FDRLST<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/miYPn8B2pD\">pic.twitter.com\/miYPn8B2pD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreccanFThies\/status\/1897113680942391582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He added that he is &ldquo;willing to suffer whatever punishment is available&rdquo; for breaking decorum rules, and that he is still working on articles of impeachment against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>There were some &ldquo;walkouts&rdquo; as well, but no one really noticed them. They were not coordinated, but clearly planned as random members of Congress, like Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., posted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepKamlagerDove\/status\/1897116243515334947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clearly prewritten statements<\/a> about how they were too overwhelmed to listen to the speech.<\/p>\n<p>As White House Communications Director Steven Cheung <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StevenCheung47\/status\/1897145444658200679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">replied<\/a> to Kamlager-Dove, &ldquo;nobody even noticed or cared. You&rsquo;re as relevant as a used Zyn pouch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., also walked out with and posted a pre-written statement, but given the timing, it appears she was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1897135681614569601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unable to cope with the honor given to Daniel<\/a>, as her post was made three minutes after the 13-year-old joined the ranks of the Secret Service as an honorary member.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats do not seem to know what to do with themselves, and post-speech polling shows that their petty protestations are not doing anything to move the needle.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1897157726733738331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN poll<\/a> showed that 69% of people had a &ldquo;very positive&rdquo; or &ldquo;somewhat positive&rdquo; view of the speech, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1897161887831495081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS poll<\/a> showed that 76% of Americans approved of the address.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Breccan F. Thies is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. He previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. 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