Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is imploring his party to fight back harder against President Donald Trump, arguing that history will remember some for their “complicity” in “bending the knee” to him.
In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Booker argued that Democrats can gain credibility with voters by showing they’re concerned about the American people rather than their party. The New Jersey senator also weighed in on whether his party should embrace its most progressive wing and urged his own state to consider redrawing House maps to fight back against a GOP-led redistricting effort in Texas.
As Democratic voters demand a more aggressive approach toward Trump from party leaders, Booker told CNN he’s “going to continue to do what leadership is” and reprehended institutions for what he viewed as caving to pressure from the president.
“What I want to see more people doing is not doing what some law firms have done, bend the knee to Donald Trump. Not doing what some universities have done, bend the knee to Donald Trump. You see major corporations who want some merger approval not standing up on principle but bending the knee to Donald Trump. That to me is outrageous,” Booker said.
“History is going to remember these people for their complicity in what is a guy that’s going to severely try to undermine our government – who already incited a riot on our Capitol,” the Democrat said. “This is a moment in history where people are going to ask, ‘Where did you stand? Did you bow to an authoritarian leader or did you stand strong and fight?’”
