Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) holds a protest sign with fellow Democrats as U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) holds a protest sign with fellow Democrats as U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol.
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A hundred minutes — that’s how long President Trump had the floor — literally — last night.
A hundred minutes he used to lay out his agenda, his grievances and what he argued are the accomplishments of his first six weeks in office.
This all came during his “joint address” to Congress — the State of the Union that’s not a State of the Union.
Since Trump returned to office in January, there’s been little room left for democrats to make their case to the American people.
Democratic moderates think they have an answer for Trump 2.0. What does their playbook look like?
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This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse, Connor Donevan and Jeffrey Pierre. It was edited by Courtney Dorning Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
