Ashley Etienne, a former advisor to Nancy Pelosi, criticized House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for not effectively utilizing the current political environment created by Donald Trump's controversies. While acknowledging Jeffries' strengths, Etienne highlighted missed chances in messaging against Trump, stating the Democratic party is not fully capitalizing on the situation. Some of Jeffries' aides defended him, noting that focusing on internal party issues detracts from Trump's declining approval ratings and Republican legislative setbacks. Overall, the debate centers around effective messaging strategies in navigating the Trump era.
"Trump is just giving us all this incredible red meat. I mean, I've never seen anything like this before. It's like the biggest gift any party has been given by the opposition, and we're just squandering it, to a degree," former Pelosi advisor Ashley Etienne told Politico's Deep Dive podcast.
"He gave a speech this morning. I don't have any talking points in my phone about what he said. And I'm going to be doing TV and this interview all day. That's a failure," Etienne said.
"How do you get to discipline if you're not telling people what the hell you want them to say? At least emphatically, at least tonally."
"Donald Trump's approval ratings are plummeting, and he's bringing House Republicans down with him. Extreme MAGA Republicans have been forced to delay their plans to advance Trump's centerpiece legislative priority due to intense backlash against their scheme to enact the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and food assistance. Let's keep the main thing, the main thing," Jeffries spokesperson Christiana Stephenson told Fox News Digital.
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