{"id":2414200,"date":"2025-03-21T11:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-says-democrats-need-to-show-they-can-get-s-done-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:28:01","slug":"adam-schiff-says-democrats-need-to-show-they-can-get-s-done-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-says-democrats-need-to-show-they-can-get-s-done-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Schiff says Democrats need to show they can get \u2018s*** done\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fadam-schiff-says-democrats-need-to-show-they-can-get-s-done-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=2414200&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\">Adam Schiff says Democrats need to show they can get &lsquo;s*** done&rsquo;<\/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_2062155\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA) said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> need to show they can get &ldquo;s*** done&rdquo; if they want to win voters away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the, actually, the path back to power for the <a href=\"http:\/\/tiny.cc\/3z5e001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a> is to show that we can get sh*t done again,&rdquo; Schiff said during a Thursday appearance on ABC&rsquo;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jimmy Kimmel Live! 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We need to build more hospitals and schools. We need to make it clear we&rsquo;re the party of getting things done,&rdquo; he continued.<\/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=2854446&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6e504fd9e70db65b757a767148efd3b0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Democrats lost the party-of-action image, but opportunities such as responding to the California wildfires are chances to repair that image, according to Schiff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the chance to respond well to these fires is a real good test case for us,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We damn well better pass the test.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schiff said Democrats also have to respond to a climate of fear created by President Donald Trump&rsquo;s actions against universities, press organizations, law firms, and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to band together. We have to speak out. We have to push back. We have to show courage,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The dictator wannabes, this is part of their playbook, and the only way to defeat it is by standing strong and saying, basically, screw you. I won&rsquo;t be intimidated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later in the interview, host Jimmy Kimmel gave Schiff an early birthday &ldquo;gift&rdquo; by compiling a montage of Trump&rsquo;s insults against the California senator, who served as the lead impeachment manager during the president&rsquo;s first failed impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3343653\/katie-porter-launches-bid-for-california-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">KATIE PORTER LAUNCHES BID FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR &lsquo;TO HOLD TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sleazebag,&rdquo; &ldquo;pencil neck,&rdquo; and &ldquo;watermelon head&rdquo; are some of the insults the president has thrown at Schiff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a good Democrat,&rdquo; Schiff responded. &ldquo;So, my view, of course, is when they go low, we go high &hellip; he can go fu*k himself!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2062155\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2062155\"}});<\/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>Adam Schiff says Democrats need to show they can get \u2018s*** done\u2019 Sen. 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