Rep. Jared Golden, D-ME, warned members of the Democratic Occasion towards going “DEFCON 5” on every thing President Donald Trump does in an interview on Friday, explaining it could lose them credibility.
“I don’t think that it’s been very effective, the Dem response, so far. In fact, I’m frustrated by it. If you make everything DEFCON 5, then eventually nothing is DEFCON 5. You know what I mean? And on questions of overreach of constitutional authority, it’s not always so cut and dry,” Golden mentioned.
Golden has criticized his occasion and Democratic management over the previous couple of years, together with President Biden, over the border disaster and for the occasion’s messaging round authoritarianism and fascism. The Democratic lawmaker additionally predicted Trump would win the election in an op-ed for the Bangor Every day Information, revealing that he could be okay with it.
“And I think if you rush right out and just say, like, ‘This is, like, dictatorial or illegal,’ you might end up being wrong, and that undermines your credibility,” Golden informed the Washington Submit.
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 03: Congressman, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Ethical Braveness Award recipient Jared Golden speaks on stage throughout Headstrong Washington DC Gala at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on November 03, 2021 in Washington, DC.
The Washington Submit requested Golden if Democrats needs to be extra “discerning with their outrage.”
Golden supplied an instance of his response to the president’s feedback on the Gaza Strip final week.
“I’m not going to react instantaneously to everything the president says. I’m going to be paying attention to what the president does. And when it comes to the conflict between Israel and Gaza, what I’m interested in seeing him doing is bringing home the hostages, particularly the remaining American hostages,” he responded.
Golden reiterated that he would assessment Trump’s actions, not his phrases, and see in the event that they undermine American pursuits.
President Donald Trump speaks concerning the economic system throughout an occasion on the Circa Resort and On line casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photograph/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Golden additionally appeared hopeful about working with Trump’s administration on some coverage points.
“On issues having to do with securing our border, with energy — I’m really in the camp of all-of-the-above energy approach for American energy independence and security and defense — there’s a lot of room to work together,” he informed the Submit.
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“And on the tax side, it’s a little more difficult for me to see space to be proactively involved, and that’s because of my skepticism that they will generate a tax policy that is both good for growth, good for the American people — particularly middle-class people — and doesn’t do great damage to our ever-increasing budget deficit and national debt. But, I mean, I’d love to be pleasantly surprised,” he added.
Golden famous he voted towards two main payments within the Biden administration, the American Rescue Plan and the Construct Again Higher invoice.
