{"id":2414136,"date":"2025-03-20T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-more-concerned-with-threats-to-bureaucracy-not-democracy-concha-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:59:00","slug":"democrats-more-concerned-with-threats-to-bureaucracy-not-democracy-concha-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-more-concerned-with-threats-to-bureaucracy-not-democracy-concha-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats more concerned with threats to bureaucracy, not democracy: Concha &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-more-concerned-with-threats-to-bureaucracy-not-democracy-concha-washington-examiner%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=2414136&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 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\">Democrats are more concerned with threats to bureaucracy, not democracy: Joe Concha<\/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_2046452\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>senior writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Concha<\/a> slammed Democrats&rsquo; rhetoric that has criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, noting the Left is more concerned about maintaining its bureaucracy &mdash; not defending democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When Democrats talk about threats to democracy, they really mean threats to bureaucracy and large government overreach, and in this case reaching into our pockets in order to take our taxes,&rdquo; Concha told <em>the Evening Edit <\/em>on Fox Business.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3354783\/judge-blocks-doge-social-security-system-sensitive-data\/\">Judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security systems containing sensitive data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3354480\/usda-stops-flow-funds-local-food-banks\/\">USDA stops the flow of millions of dollars to local food banks: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3353848\/trump-executive-order-shut-down-education-department-official\/\">Trump&#8217;s pledge to shut down the Education Department becomes official<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Concha noted that the majority of United States voters support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3354449\/us-agencies-undergo-proper-procedure-doge-cuts-samantha-jo-roth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DOGE&rsquo;s efforts to cut government spending waste<\/a>, in addition to supporting President Donald Trump&rsquo;s plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tax-cuts-and-jobs-act\/\">expand tax cuts<\/a>.<\/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=2853888&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=50c07f099a79e4ee87a7bbaff834987a\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>&ldquo;<\/em>Democrats believe that Democrats, they could spend our money better if they tax it and then spend it,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;And clearly we see with all this waste and corruption that DOGE is uncovering that no, they can&rsquo;t be trusted with our tax dollars, and Republicans make the basic argument that no, taxpayer money is better off mostly in the pockets of the American people because that only spurs economic growth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3352367\/white-house-promotes-positive-news-economy-recession-fears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE PROMOTES &lsquo;POSITIVE NEWS OF THE ECONOMY&rsquo; AMID RECESSION FEARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3289827\/trump-tax-cuts-dominate-scott-bessent-treasury-secretary-confirmation-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats&rsquo; claims<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3298846\/republicans-inflation-proof-tax-breaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GOP efforts to expand tax cuts through the extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act<\/a> are a giveaway to the ultrawealthy, Concha recalled that President John F. Kennedy cut taxes in 1961 amid a recession, which caused the economy to improve.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats used to get it. 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