{"id":2573695,"date":"2026-02-25T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-drops-list-of-policies-dems-wouldnt-stand-for-including-voter-id-and-fewer-murders\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:29:04","slug":"karoline-leavitt-drops-list-of-policies-dems-wouldnt-stand-for-including-voter-id-and-fewer-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-drops-list-of-policies-dems-wouldnt-stand-for-including-voter-id-and-fewer-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt Drops List of Policies Dems Wouldn&#8217;t Stand For, Including Voter ID and Fewer Murders"},"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%2Fkaroline-leavitt-drops-list-of-policies-dems-wouldnt-stand-for-including-voter-id-and-fewer-murders%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=2573695&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 portrays democrats as refusing to applaud various issues and achievements highlighted during President Trump\u2019s State of the Union, contrasting their stance with Republican applause and framing the Democrats as out of touch and uncaring. it cites white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt posting on X a list of items Democrats allegedly refused to celebrate, including prioritizing citizens over illegal immigrants, voter ID laws, and a murder rate at a historic low, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-unloads-on-dems-who-failed-state-of-the-union-test\/\" title=\"White House unloads on Dems who &#039;failed&#039; ... of the ... &#039;test&#039;\">keeping violent criminals locked<\/a> up and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-reynolds-declares-parents-matter-in-sotu-response-speech\/\" title=\"Kim Reynolds Declares &#039;Parents Matter&#039; in SOTU Response Speech\">protecting parental rights<\/a>. It argues that Democrats rely on illegal immigration to influence elections and questions their willingness to celebrate reductions in crime. The piece references a CNN report by Kaitlan Collins about trump\u2019s remarks and a claim that Republicans stood while Democrats did not applaud certain lines, including a claim about immigration and gender actions. It also references a longer White House list of Democrats who supposedly did not cheer, and cites the death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska as part of its critique. the article concludes by suggesting that voters deserve better and questions weather Democrats truly care about American citizens. It also notes the presence of ad content, scripts, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-flag-eh\/\" title=\"New Flag, Eh?\">correction form embedded<\/a> in the page.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Older readers should assure the young people in their lives that America&rsquo;s elected officials have not always behaved this way.<\/p>\n<p>True, the president&rsquo;s annual State of the Union address has often featured interminable interruptions for applause. But not until President Donald Trump came along did the members of one party abandon all good sense and decency.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a partial list of principles, policies, objectives, and achievements for which Democrats refused to stand and join their Republican colleagues either in affirmation or in d celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt&rsquo;s list included items such as &ldquo;[p]utting American citizens over illegal aliens,&rdquo; &ldquo;[v]oter ID laws,&rdquo; and a &ldquo;murder rate at the lowest since 1900.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>We know, of course, that Democrats rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nearly-19-million-people-seen-elon-musks-warning-democrats-census-scheme-changed-entire-balance-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a> to rig elections in their favor. But imagine refusing to applaud fewer homicides.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In any event, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >press secretary posted<\/a> those items in response to a video d by CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump on Democrats not standing up during what he believes should be applause lines during his speech: &lsquo;These people are crazy, I&rsquo;m telling you. They&rsquo;re crazy,&#8217;&rdquo; Collins wrote.<\/p>\n<p>And what did Trump deem an obvious applause line to anyone besides a leftist lunatic?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No state can be allowed to rip children from their parents&rsquo; arms and transition them to a new gender against the parents&rsquo; will,&rdquo; the president said during his speech.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, of course, stood and applauded, while Democrats remained seated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look &mdash; nobody stands up,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-delivers-longest-state-union-history-tops-record-democrats-say-lost-step\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said, pointing at the Democrats. &ldquo;These people are crazy, I&rsquo;m telling you. They&rsquo;re crazy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&rsquo;s what the Democrats in Congress refused to stand for during the State of the Union:<\/p>\n<p>Putting American citizens over illegal aliens<\/p>\n<p>Voter ID laws<\/p>\n<p>The murder rate at the lowest since 1900<\/p>\n<p>Keeping violent criminals locked up<\/p>\n<p>Protecting parental rights<\/p>\n<p>Stopping fraud&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XmAk3bZSzg\">https:\/\/t.co\/XmAk3bZSzg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/2026507691305128331?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on its website, the White House published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2026\/02\/democrats-showed-whose-side-theyre-on-and-its-not-the-american-people-249d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">longer list<\/a> of people, principles, and achievements Democrats did not cheer.<\/p>\n<p>If their refusal to celebrate fewer homicides or to affirm parental rights exposed Democrats as pigheaded at best, then this second list might represent the absolute rock-bottom in callousness and treachery to which anyone, let alone elected officials, can possibly descend.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, for instance, refused to acknowledge the grieving mother of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-hits-dems-refusing-acknowledge-grieving-mother-iryna-zarutska-killed-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iryna Zarutska<\/a>. Recall that Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, lost her life in August 2025 when a career criminal, enjoying the protection afforded his kind in Democrat-run cities, allegedly stabbed her in the neck on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, those same Democrats refused to stand in recognition of their primary obligation to American citizens over illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>In short, one cannot believe that an entire political party presents itself in this manner. Do Democrats not care? Or have they grown smug because they know their minions in the establishment media will cover for them?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, while Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-lawmakers-increasingly-terrified-voters-want-us-shot-demand-blood-call-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unhinged base<\/a> might love the theatrics, sane voters deserve better.<\/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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While the State of the Union speech often contains long applause, the piece argues that only under Donald Trump did one party supposedly abandon civility. On the social platform X, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a partial list of principles, policies, goals, and achievements that Democrats allegedly refused to celebrate or endorse alongside Republicans. The list includes items such as prioritizing American citizens over illegal immigrants, enacting voter ID laws, and noting a murder rate \u201cat the lowest since 1900.\u201d The article claims Democrats rely on illegal immigrants to influence elections and invites readers to imagine not applauding a reduction in homicides.<\/p>\n<p>The post appeared after CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins shared a video. Collins quoted Trump saying that Democrats were crazy for not standing for what he viewed as applause-worthy lines. Trump supposedly highlighted a line about not allowing states to pull children from their parents\u2019 arms or transition them against parental wishes as something he believed deserved applause, which Republicans did, and Democrats did not.<\/p>\n<p>The piece then lists additional items Democrats allegedly refused to stand for during the State of the Union, such as keeping Americans first, supporting voter ID laws, the murder-rate claim, locking up violent criminals, defending parental rights, and stopping fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the White House website published a longer list of people, principles, and achievements that Democrats did not celebrate. The author argues that if the refusal to celebrate fewer homicides or to affirm parental rights reveals Democrats as obstinate, this longer list shows even greater callousness, suggesting possible treachery. It cites examples like not acknowledging the grieving mother of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee killed in 2025, and not recognizing the obligation to American citizens over illegal immigrants. 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