"There are votes that you've made that were heartbreaking to me, like the vote for Kushner, that really pissed me off. This administration, it's not, are they fascist? They are fascist. It's not we're on the precipice of fascism. Texas is sending troops to Illinois. I feel like the opposition needs to be, f*ck no. Across the board, we're not giving you a centimeter."
"Well, first of all, I would say very pointedly that one of the things I dislike about the Democratic Party is that we do a circular firing squad all the time. Their party, they disagree. There's a wild disagreements in the Republican tent, and yet they don't shoot at each other. And we have a really good way of holding up these purity tests. If I agree with you on that."
Senator Cory Booker appeared on a left-leaning podcast and faced pointed criticism for his vote backing Charles Kushner as U.S. ambassador to France. Hosts accused him and Democratic leadership of capitulation and compared current administration actions to fascism, warning of Project 2025 and aggressive Republican moves. One host used strong language calling for zero compromise and described Democratic appeasement as Neville Chamberlain–type. Booker responded that Democrats often engage in circular firing squads and impose purity tests, noting Republican unity despite internal disagreements. The exchange became tense as the host rejected his framing and expressed disappointment.
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