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'Democrats, wake the f--- up!' Fight Trump with outrage and disgust, ex-Congressman screams [View all]

By Lauren Sforza | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Democrats should fight President Donald Trump with “outrage” and “disgust,” says former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh.

Trump has faced some criticism after he baselessly blamed Wednesday’s deadly plane crash on diversity hiring policies and the Biden administration. The mid-air collision of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter on Wednesday left no survivors, according to officials.

But Walsh suggested Friday that Democrats are not condemning Trump’s response enough.

“As bodies were still being pulled from the water, he began casting blame. As families mourned, he blamed black people & brown people for the crash. Ugly. Disgusting. Racist. Pathetic. Monstrous,” he wrote on social media platform X.

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/01/democrats-wake-the-f-up-fight-trump-with-outrage-and-disgust-ex-congressman-screams.html

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'Democrats, wake the f--- up!' Fight Trump with outrage and disgust, ex-Congressman screams [View all] Wicked Blue Jan 31 OP

This. yardwork Jan 31 #1

👆👆👆👆👆 All of this. n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 31 #5

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 this from above. "stolen" from yardwork for here! usaf-vet Jan 31 #40

Show us how hard you're willing to fight for a year, then ask for money. Magoo48 Jan 31 #70

Also USAF vet Playingmantis Jan 31 #83

...31 Senate Democrats just voted for Republican Doug Collins Grins Jan 31 #20

Primary every one of them Fullduplexxx Jan 31 #33

But that wouldn't be cordial! Shipwack Jan 31 #61

Unbelievable Cirsium Jan 31 #66

You wanna know what I think? ReRe Feb 1 #85

Yep Cirsium Feb 1 #86

Traitorous trash all NotHardly Jan 31 #35

Gawd damn 3auld6phart Jan 31 #53

It's not a good look when our Dem leaders have Appeasement oozing from every pore. Magoo48 Jan 31 #69

They will not EVER know how we feel about their votes unless we call their offices!!! BComplex Feb 1 #90

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Jan 31 #27

he needs to do all of this screaming at his fellow republicans bigtree Jan 31 #2

Because he's speaking the truth and he's right. Too many Democrats are Autumn Jan 31 #13

He has been screaming at Republicans, daily, for years. CaptainTruth Jan 31 #17

so he's an opportunist, playing both sides bigtree Jan 31 #50

Joe Walsh used to be one of the leaders of the Tea Party, which (to me) makes his words yellow dahlia Jan 31 #31

Just the fact that he admits he was wrong soldierant Jan 31 #73

Democrats need to be hammering him on every fucking front. Whiners can Autumn Jan 31 #3

But but but muh party! Hassin Bin Sober Jan 31 #22

Post removed Post removed Jan 31 #4

Leadership should inform them their asses will be primaried if they continue to Autumn Jan 31 #6

And yet claudette Jan 31 #7

My question Rebl2 Jan 31 #9

Good question. yellow dahlia Jan 31 #32

Republicans would be all over news sites blaring away...everyday Historic NY Jan 31 #8

I got Rebl2 Jan 31 #11

same. Not responding until they show some fight. Confirmations are looking terrible for our country. NONE are qualified Evolve Dammit Jan 31 #45

So agree Rebl2 Jan 31 #64

Very good point. Same as first term. The "candidates" just want to destroy the agency they were picked for by Orange Evolve Dammit Jan 31 #74

The milquetoastiest group in modern politics. Lucky Luciano Feb 1 #87

Dems are gutless and have a bad strategy kansasobama Jan 31 #10

Yes to everything you said. yellow dahlia Jan 31 #37

Haven't heard claudette Jan 31 #47

Yep absolutely nothing kansasobama Jan 31 #65

He cut the staff and a plane crashed... lame54 Jan 31 #12

EXACTLY. Rec Evolve Dammit Jan 31 #46

My feeling is that we completely ignored the DEI stuff tishaLA Jan 31 #14

Right - ignore the DEI stuff. It is bait. yellow dahlia Jan 31 #39

He's right. atreides1 Jan 31 #15

Democrats need to follow Walz and Buttigieg Owens Jan 31 #16

I'm Ok With What's Happening Aepps22 Jan 31 #18

I want to say how can they get much worse? But they will. yellow dahlia Jan 31 #41

You are OK? Cirsium Jan 31 #67

I AM NOT GOING TO STOOP BELOW THEIR LEVEL, IF I DO THIS THEN I AM JUST AS BAD AS THEY R AllaN01Bear Jan 31 #19

When they put a gun to your head durablend Jan 31 #43

if you dra a gun youd better be prepaired to use it and that is the only reason do do so, otherwise ill take it from u AllaN01Bear Jan 31 #59

Some people -are- like that electric_blue68 Jan 31 #78

That attitude is a big part of the problem. You can't fight a Nazi death cult with good manners and "stern words." n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 31 #68

This!!! calimary Jan 31 #75

You might want to consider at least getting down to their level to fight them. hadEnuf Jan 31 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 31 #21

Fight with clear warnings that Trump will send the economy into a tailspin andym Jan 31 #23

This! I agree with this! bronxiteforever Jan 31 #28

MAD Justice matters. Jan 31 #29

Trump making the US MAD could also be "Making America Disabled" andym Jan 31 #54

Are the leaders of the Democratic Party scared? oldmanlynn Jan 31 #24

WRONG!!! crimycarny Jan 31 #25

Absolutely spot on. yellow dahlia Jan 31 #42

Respectfully disagree. bronxiteforever Jan 31 #48

Damn right....I was so pissed after later watching Trump at that presser a brick almost hit the TV Bengus81 Jan 31 #55

Yes, some did happy feet Jan 31 #63

I don't mean don't say anything, I mean change the method crimycarny Jan 31 #56

I agree with your point that he shifted bronxiteforever Jan 31 #57

Agree, I'm still enraged at the Arlington Ceremony event crimycarny Jan 31 #58

It's malpractice; a disservice to its voters. poli-junkie Jan 31 #26

I have to agree with this. spanone Jan 31 #30

It's all a big club and youre not in it Fullduplexxx Jan 31 #34

The only way forward is with younger, angrier voices in the party. TheBadWolf Jan 31 #36

THANK YOU Joe Walsh!!! Think. Again. Jan 31 #38

I agree Butterflylady Jan 31 #44

Walsh is one of the few who broke their fever and saw the fraud for what it was. A fraud. Cohen and Scaramucci too Evolve Dammit Jan 31 #49

we're just shooting ourselves in the foot when we're bringing republicans here to lecture us about our party. bigtree Jan 31 #51

Go argue with him Cirsium Jan 31 #71

OK, but why isn't Walsh addressing Democrats AND Republicans? tanyev Jan 31 #52

Profound thanks to Joe Walsh. Paladin Jan 31 #60

K&R....Joe Walsh is right. red dog 1 Jan 31 #62

People just like to scream at Democrats to "wake the fuck up" and so on. Psychological thing I think. betsuni Jan 31 #72

Maybe if our Dems DID start waking up and start screaming then WE wouldn't have to! calimary Jan 31 #76

Before reading this I thought I bet he is a Republican. nt doc03 Jan 31 #77

I guess posting stuff like that here is now considered right wing Historic NY Jan 31 #80

I don't see it that way RussBLib Feb 1 #91

Good Ol "you lie" Walsh quakerboy Jan 31 #81

That was a different Walsh Sugarcoated Jan 31 #82

K & R lees1975 Feb 1 #84

What else was the GOP's big boss-man going to do? Tweedy Feb 1 #88

No one likes wimpy leadership... EllisWhy Feb 1 #89

Waking up and shouting is one thing happy feet Feb 1 #92