{"id":2410035,"date":"2025-03-05T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-democratic-strategist-shames-his-own-party-after-trump-address-chaos-tonight-was-a-new-low\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:25:39","slug":"longtime-democratic-strategist-shames-his-own-party-after-trump-address-chaos-tonight-was-a-new-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-democratic-strategist-shames-his-own-party-after-trump-address-chaos-tonight-was-a-new-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Democratic Strategist Shames His Own Party After Trump Address Chaos: &#8216;Tonight Was a New Low&#8217;"},"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\">32<\/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%2Flongtime-democratic-strategist-shames-his-own-party-after-trump-address-chaos-tonight-was-a-new-low%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=2410035&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>Dan Turrentine, a co-host of &#8220;The Morning Meeting&#8221; and former Democrat strategist, expressed his disappointment \u2063toward the \u2064Democratic Party following President Donald Trump&#8217;s address \u2063to Congress. During\u200d the speech,\u200c Trump highlighted his administration&#8217;s achievements and plans for the future while Democrats exhibited a lack of support, with Rep. Al Green being removed for disruptive \u2064behavior. Turrentine criticized the democratic response, noting their \u2064failure to applaud notable moments,\u2062 including a story about\u200c a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">young cancer survivor<\/a> and a military hopeful, which he deemed\u2062 &#8220;classless.&#8221; He underscored that the Democrats&#8217; refusal to acknowledge any of Trump&#8217;s successes coudl\u200b hinder \u2062their credibility when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-op-ed-democrats-are-lying-about-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"Washington Post Op-Ed: &#039;...s Are Lying About Critical Race Theory&#039;\">raising legitimate concerns<\/a>, advocating for a more constructive\u2063 approach that involves showing support for positive achievements, regardless of party affiliation.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Co-host of &ldquo;The Morning Meeting with Sean Spicer, Mark Halperin and Dan Turrentine &rdquo; and ex-Democrat strategist Dan Turrentine could not contain his disgust with his party on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>That evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-radical-new-plan-car-loans-bought-american-must-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> addressed a joint session of Congress, speaking about the work his administration had done in just over a month and the plans he has for the future.<\/p>\n<p>As he spoke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-masterfully-turns-tables-democrats-shames-disrespect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats sat silently<\/a>, at best, and embarrassed themselves by disrupting Trump, at worst.<\/p>\n<p>Turrentine posted to social media platform X, giving his reaction to their behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Turrentine expressed the shame he felt at Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green being so disruptive that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sergeant-arms-removes-belligerent-house-democrat-trumps-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed from the chamber<\/a> by the House sergeant at arms.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just when I think my Party can&rsquo;t get any lower, someone like Al Green lets me know they can,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just when I think my Party can&rsquo;t get any lower, someone like Al Green lets me know they can.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/halperin-trump-win-will-result-in-national-mental-health-crisis-violence-and-divorce-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Halperin: Trump win will result in national mental health crisis, violence, and divorce - Washington Examiner\">dan turrentine<\/a> (@danturrentine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danturrentine\/status\/1897111845313609886?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turrentine noted how partisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-show-shocking-callousness-laken-riley-jocelyn-nungarays-mothers-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> had become, failing to acknowledge any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s achievements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I keep saying it every day: by not acknowledging ANYTHING Trump does is good, we make it less likely the public hears, let alone agrees with us, when we have legit concerns or objections. We don&rsquo;t have to wave Pom Pom&rsquo;s, but use common sense and smile and clap on occasion.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; dan turrentine (@danturrentine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danturrentine\/status\/1897125273310839105?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I keep saying it every day: by not acknowledging ANYTHING Trump does is good, we make it less likely the public hears, let alone agrees with us, when we have legit concerns or objections. We don&rsquo;t have to wave Pom Pom&rsquo;s, but use common sense and smile and clap on occasion,&rdquo; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The footage proves Turrentine&rsquo;s point as Democrats could not even bring themselves to applaud the story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moment-night-trump-makes-13-year-old-cancer-survivor-secret-service-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13-year-old DJ Daniel<\/a>, a young man diagnosed with brain cancer that Trump made an honorary Secret Service agent.<\/p>\n<p>Turrentine pointed this out, as well as Democrats remaining silent over high school senior Jason Hartley.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced Hartley had gained admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point as he was a military hopeful.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love my Party, but tonight was a new low. I get silence on this or that policy, and the raw politics of the base&rsquo;s anger. But, for not a single D to stand to applaud a boy&rsquo;s brave battle with cancer, or a man&rsquo;s admission to West Point, was a classless disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>And&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; dan turrentine (@danturrentine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danturrentine\/status\/1897150662300832191?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turrentine lamented that moment was, &ldquo;a classless disgrace.&rdquo; saying, &ldquo;tonight was a new low.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He admitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moment-night-trump-makes-13-year-old-cancer-survivor-secret-service-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s speech<\/a> was &ldquo;good&rdquo; but saw places Democrats could chastise him had they been able to compose themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Turrentine&rsquo;s frustration stems from Democrats&rsquo; ongoing identity crisis.<\/p>\n<p>They cannot create a platform that looks beyond their opposition to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>They are totally reactive to him, only advocating for policies around what he does or wants to do.<\/p>\n<p>For every Democrat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-mike-johnson-caught-talking-hot-mic-trumps-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a>, it would be the end of the world to cede any ground in recognizing anything Trump has done as good or correct.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, their party could be revitalized at any time if the American people could see them as reasonable and willing to compromise.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During President Donald Trump&#8217;s address to a joint session of Congress that evening, where he highlighted his administration&#8217;s accomplishments in just over a month and outlined future plans, Democrats reacted by remaining silent or disrupting him. Turrentine took to social media to share his feelings about their behavior, particularly criticizing Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green for being so disruptive that he was removed from the chamber by the House sergeant at arms. He remarked on how low he felt the party had sunk due to such actions.<\/p>\n<p>Turrentine pointed out that Democrats have become increasingly partisan and fail to recognize any positive actions taken by Trump. He emphasized that ignoring Trump&#8217;s achievements makes it harder for the public to hear legitimate concerns from Democrats when they arise. He noted that while it&#8217;s not necessary for them to cheer excessively, they should occasionally show common sense by acknowledging good moments.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted specific instances during Trump&#8217;s speech where Democrats did not applaud significant achievements: a young boy named DJ Daniel who was made an honorary Secret Service agent after battling brain cancer and Jason Hartley\u2019s admission into West Point as a military hopeful. Turrentine described this lack of response as &#8220;a classless disgrace&#8221; and lamented it as a new low for the party.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that Trump\u2019s speech was &#8220;good,&#8221; Turrentine believed there were opportunities for Democrats to critique him if they could maintain composure. His frustration stems from what he sees as an ongoing identity crisis within the Democratic Party; they seem unable to form a platform beyond opposing Trump and are reactive rather than proactive in their policies. 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