Newsweek, May 2025
A former adviser to House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi criticized Democratic leaders’ approach to handling President Donald Trump in a new interview with Politico published Friday. Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential race left Democrats divided about the best way to move forward.
The divisions are ideological—between progressives and moderate Democrats—and generational. Meanwhile, even though Trump’s approval rating continues falling, Democrats are facing their own troubling numbers as some within the party feel it hasn’t done enough to stop Trump. Pelosi’s former adviser, Ashley Etienne questioned Democrats’ handling of Trump during an interview on Politico’s “Deep Dive” podcast.
