Democratic strategist James Carville advises Democratic politicians against confronting President Trump actively, given full Republican control. Protests against Trump and Elon Musk highlight significant public concerns about governance. Carville underscores the importance of letting these grassroots movements unfold organically, describing the strategy as 'playing possum' without interference. He believes that the protest energy should be allowed to germinate and that Democrats will have opportunities to respond later as the political landscape evolves.
What I think they should do is what we call in rural America, play possum. Just let it go. Don't get in the way of it.
Democrats have limited options for opposing Trump's agenda, which includes his billionaire benefactor Elon Musk going from one government department to another under the pretext of cutting costs.
Carville expressed support for the demonstrations, but had a word of caution for Democratic politicians.
Even if they're anti-Trump voters, they're calling out a lot of things that they say exceed the president's authority.
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