Trump divides Democrats by warning against creeping socialism

President Trump The White House of Donald John Trump begins to search for a person who leaked the President's agenda: inform O & # Rourke of the rally against Trump at the border with Kim Summit: Korea of the North will become an economic "rocket" PLUS He did not have much success dividing the Democrats until he found a word that would provoke very different reactions from party members in his speech on the state of the Union: socialism.

Trump's warning about rampant socialism in the United States, cleverly mentioned after part of the discourse on the current political crisis in Venezuela, created an immediate public split between the Democrats that was captured on television.

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But other democrats did not. pleased with the choice of Trump's words – which was clearly meant to put them on the hot seat.

Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersHannity qualifies the New Green Deal as a "devastating economic guarantee" The Hill's Morning Report – Legislators: We Conclude an Agreement Night Healthcare – Presented by PCMA – Trump A manager says the agency would not have supported family separations | 2020 Dems work well on the "Medicare for all" | Skeptical supporters of Trump's pledge against AIDS | Johnson and Johnson will show the prices of drugs on TV MORE (I-Vt.), Who calls himself a Socialist Democrat, remains rooted in his seat, just like Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerThe Virginia Lawmakers Calling for the Resignation of Fairfax after a woman charged with rape Booker, Gillibrand, Warren asks Fairfax to resign after a rape complaint for L & # Klobuchar, a former member of staff, complains of ill-treatment and his temperament: report MORE (DN.J.).

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She later claimed that Trump's attack was a sign of her growing success.

"I think it was great. I think he's scared, "she told HuffPost. He sees that everything is getting closer to him. And he knows that he loses the battle of public opinion regarding the substantive proposals we make to the public. "

Different reactions reflect a battle in the Democratic Party that Trump and the Republicans want to exploit.

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Both candidates are in favor of a single payer health system that would provide a "Medicare for all", free tuition fees and much higher marginal tax rates for the rich.

But some liberal policies make other Democrats uncomfortable – and this has given Trump's attack courage.

"I want proposals that work for people. I think it's important to make sure that people have a healthy life in health care, so they're not all used. I think it's important for people to have the skin in the game when they go to university, "said Tester, questioned about applauding Trump's vow that the nation will never slip into socialism .

At the same time, Tester acknowledged that middle-class families are paying too much for health care and sending their children to college.

"It's all about finding the perfect place for the country," he said.

Brown, one of the senators who defended Tester, opposed Medicare for all and argued for more progressive policies that would expand health care.

He is considered a possible candidate for 2020 with Booker, who is already Sanders, who has not yet announced his decision.

The Sanders Medicare for All legislation, introduced at the previous Congress, attracted 16 Democratic co-sponsors, including several presidential candidates such as Booker, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth GillibrandVideo lawmakers ask Fairfax to resign after wife accuses him of rape Booker, Gillibrand and Warren call Fairfax to resign after rape charge McAuliffe calls for Fairfax's resignation after the second allegation of sexual assault PLUS Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisBooker, Gillibrand and Warren ask Fairfax to resign after a rape charge, former members of Klobuchar's staff complaining of Mistrust According to the election analyst, Dems will align on any 2020 candidate, the party elects MORE (Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren [19659044]. Elizabeth Ann WarrenBooker, Gillibrand, Warren asks Fairfax to resign after allegation of rape Former Klobuchar staff members complain of abuse and moderate temper: report Warren seeks to overcome the controversy regarding the ancestry with the announcement of 2020 PLUS (Mass.).

At the end of January, Harris made headlines calling for the removal of private health insurance and the adoption of Medicare for All at a public meeting organized by CNN – a step too much for the other Democrats.

Democrat Whip in the Senate Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinDems distrusts the Dib massacre accused of hypocrisy by MeToo in Virginia GOP Senator informs Trump about border negotiations PLUS (Ill .) Warned that private health insurance is "an important part of the US economy" and "it would take a powerful transition" to get rid of it.

However, Durbin has noted that many Democrats and himself support a "Medicare-type plan, a non-profit public plan accessible to all", as the so-called public option proposed to compete with private health plans when the Senate debated of the Affordable Care Act in 2009.

Republicans took action from Trump arguments to attack Democrats.

"Socialism Failed Wherever It Was Tried And We Will Not Do It In Our Country", Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate's A False 30-Hour Debate Rule by Candidate Hurdles Ministries, Agencies and District Courts Mitch McConnell showed the nation his version of Trump's power-grab plan, a big step forward in reducing drug costs . MORE (R-Ky.) Senate Chamber this week.

But Durbin warned that Trump and McConnell were using dangerous tactics

"All the authoritarian regimes of the last century have prefaced their takeover by stating that the left must be stopped. Sometimes they call him socialist, sometimes they call him communist, "he said.

Durbin said that Trump's course of action in the state of Union was "part of the scenario of its president and it troubles me."

Sen. Doug Jones (D), who faces a tough reelection in Alabama next year, is also stood up to applaud Trump's rejection of socialism

"I think it's true, it's a true statement, it's not going to happen, it's as simple, nobody wants it to happen" , he said about Trump's promise that the nation would never become socialist.

Jones rejected Ocasio-Cortez's proposal to tax the country's highest incomes at 70 percent of their income

"We talk about a lot of things like that, I think we need to look at practical issues in tax, among other things, and I'm not sure it's practical, "he said.

A poll by The Hill found that 59% of respondents supported a marginal 70% rate on incomes above $ 10 million, highlighting support for some of the liberal policies that hinder some Democratic centrists.

Harris, asked: View "about Ocasio-Cortez's ideas, including a tax rate of 70%, said:" I think she's questioning the status quo, I think it's fantastic. "

In an interview, Booker praised the Green New Deal, another proposal put forward by Ocasio-Cortez.

The federal government must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, create millions of good, well-paying jobs and invest in infrastructure and industry to "sustainably" respond to the current situation. challenges of the new century.

"Many people have opposed Green Green's Green Deal, claiming that it's not practical, that it's too expensive, that's all. If we had the habit of governing our dreams that way, we would never have gone to the moon. God, this is not practical, "said Booker.

Sen. Mazie Hirono Mazie Keiko HironoBooker, Gillibrand and Warren ask Fairfax to resign after a rape charge The second woman accuses the police general lieutenant Va sexual assault Tulsi Gabbard officially launches 2020 PLUS campaign [19659003] (D-Hawaii), who did not stand up to validate Trump's applause, said that "socialism" was not a bad word if it meant giving people access to affordable health care and to a comfortable life.

She stated that Medicare could be considered a "socialized medicine".

"If it's about socialism, you have to have a progressive tax code that does not just give more goods to the wealthiest people, but to the socialism of wanting health care." is good and not a privilege, that's what our country should do, "she said.

But she claimed that "all this labeling and trying to put people in small boxes" is an alarmist tactic.

"It's really what you do that helps the majority of our people," she said.

Some polls show that Americans are preparing for the idea of ​​socialism, at least compared to a decade ago.

A Gallup poll released in August showed that 57% of Democratic respondents said that they viewed socialism positively, while 47% said capitalism positively.

When Gallup asked the question in 2010, 53% of Democrats surveyed said they had a positive view of socialism and 53% of them said they had a positive view of capitalism.

More than one in four Democrats, or 26%, now say that socialism means "equality for all, all equal in rights, an equal distribution", according to the results of a Gallup poll released in October.

When Gallup last asked people about their understanding of the word socialism in 1949, only 12% of respondents considered the term synonymous with equality, while 34% considered it more negatively as "everything which was controlled by the government.