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Age-old seniority question divides Democrats as Biden returns to national spotlight

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Former President Joe Biden is easing back into the public eye, as he delivered his first speech since leaving office last month and sat for his first post-presidency interviews. 

The 82-year-old former party leader reflected on the Democrats’ November losses and discussed the future of the party on «The View» Thursday morning. 

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While the Biden administration relentlessly defended the first octogenarian president’s mental acuity throughout his one and only term, his disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump and his subsequent suspension of his re-election campaign revealed a different reality. 

«The only reason I got out of the race was because I didn’t want to have a divided Democratic Party,» Biden maintained to the hosts of «The View.»

However, as Democrats grapple with the fallout of losing the White House, Senate and failing to regain the House in November, the age-old seniority question has returned to the fold of the Democratic Party, as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., the 35-year-old progressive making waves as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, said she will not seek the top Democrat position on the House Oversight Committee. 

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Former President Joe Biden appeared on ABC’s «The View» on Thursday. (ABC/Getty)

«It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary, and so I believe I’ll be staying put at Energy and Commerce,» Ocasio-Cortez’s spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital in a statement first reported by NBC. 

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Ocasio-Cortez lost her House Oversight bid to 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., late last year. Connolly announced last month his plan to step back as ranking member of the Oversight Committee after just four months on the job, due to a resurgence of esophageal cancer, adding that it would be his final term in Congress. 

Connolly’s decision opened the door for Ocasio-Cortez to consider another attempt to lead the committee, which is best positioned to investigate the Trump administration if Democrats manage to regain the House in 2026. Ocasio-Cortez, citing the Democratic Party’s «underlying dynamics» that prioritize seniority in party leadership, renewed a conversation started by Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair David Hogg’s plan to primary challenge older incumbent Democrats. 

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Hogg’s Super PAC, Leaders We Deserve, announced a plan last month to spend $20 million to help elect younger Democrats in deep-blue districts, which the 25-year-old party leader said are «asleep at the wheel.»

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Former President Joe Biden appeared on ABC’s «The View» on Thursday. (ABC/Screenshot)

The unprecedented move was ridiculed by many, including veteran Democrat strategist James Carville, who called it «the most insane thing I ever heard.»

«Aren’t we supposed to run against Republicans?» Carville asked in an interview with CNN. 

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While the two Democrats seemed to bury the hatchet in a recent and rare joint interview on «The Tara Palmeri Show,» Hogg’s move prompted DNC Chair Ken Martin to announce a neutrality pledge for DNC officials and an ultimatum for the young progressive – either resign as vice chair or forego his involvement in Leaders We Deserve, his group leading the multimillion-dollar plight to challenge senior Democrats. 

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California is interviewed by Fox News Digital at Yale University on April 15, 2025 in New Haven, Connecticut.

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California is interviewed by Fox News Digital at Yale University on April 15, 2025 in New Haven, Connecticut. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, one of several younger Democrats leading the resistance to Trump’s second term and a name floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, told Fox News Digital in a recent interview that «we have to have a whole rebrand of the Democratic Party with a coherent platform and a future-oriented platform, and many leaders need to do that, new leaders, not the old guard. And I hope to be part of that.»

Ocasio-Cortez’s decision not to seek a House Oversight leadership position comes as rumors about her 2028 presidential or 2026 senatorial ambitions swirl following a viral campaign-style video, filmed on the road with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on his «Fighting Oligarchy» tour. 

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Those rumors followed the progressive Democrat’s record-breaking fundraising haul, one of the biggest ever for a House lawmaker, raising $9.6 million in the past three months. A Siena College poll also found Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s favorability is down, at 39% among New York state voters questioned in the poll, which was conducted April 14-16. Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez’s favorability soared to 47%. 

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Former President Joe Biden faced intense calls for him to step aside following a disastrous debate performance in the summer of 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

The longtime senator from New York faced pushback from the Democratic Party in March for supporting the Trump-backed Republican budget bill that averted a government shutdown and stirred up outrage among congressional Democrats who planned to boycott the bill.

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Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. 

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Power players or baseball players? The history behind the Congressional Baseball Game

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Washington is stocked with power players. The president. White House officials. Cabinet secretaries. U.S. Representatives. Senators. Powerful aides. Lobbyists. Journalists.

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But how about baseball players?

Democrats and Republicans convene Wednesday night at Nats Park just blocks from the Capitol for the annual Congressional game.

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Since 1909, Democrats and Republicans have traded in conference committees for mound visits.

The Congressional Record for scorecards.

And parliamentarians for umpires.

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Republicans are looking to keep their winning streak alive at this year’s Congressional Baseball Game. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, is a former Atlanta Braves farmhand. He gets his squad out on the practice diamond nearly every morning when lawmakers are in session at 5:45.

«We’ve been working out since March 1,» said Williams. «I think we’re as good as we were last year.»

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However, he noted that springtime rain limited practice time. And, an injury might beset the GOP squad.

House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Blake Moore, R-Utah, started in center field for Republicans last year. Moore is one of the best overall athletes for either team. Moore won the high school Heisman Trophy in 1997. However, Moore injured his collar bone diving to make a save as a goalie in the Congressional soccer game a few weeks ago.

Yes, there’s a Congressional soccer game, too. And flag football game. And basketball game. And hockey game.

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And voters sometimes wonder why nothing ever gets done in Washington?

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Anyway, Moore says his clavicle has healed. Ironically, he can golf. But can’t play baseball. And can’t reach up to put away the dishes in the cupboard after dinner.

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«That goes over really well with my wife,» said Moore.

A penalty for playing soccer?

«I fined him $500,» said Williams – we believe jokingly.

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Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, coaches his party’s baseball team. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, played right field last year. He moves to center field in place of Moore Wednesday night. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., patrols right field for Republicans.

Stutzman returned to Congress this year after an eight-year hiatus. Stutzman played in six games before, hitting .083. Stutzman used to pitch for the GOP. But his services out of the bullpen probably aren’t necessary. After all, Stutzman might not match up to other Hoosier State hurlers like Tommy John and Don Larsen. On the mound, Stutzman sports an 0-2 record with a 14.44 ERA in the Congressional contest.

That said, Williams does have a potential newcomer who can throw: Freshman Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is a rookie and a fireballer. 

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«He’s my Ryne Duren,» said Williams of Harrigan.

To the uninitiated, Duren was a flamethrowing all-star in the 1950s and ‘60s – mostly with the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. Duren wore Coke-bottle glasses. The line «Oh say can you see» during «The Star-Spangled Banner» took on a little more meaning for opposing hitters when Duren was on the mound with his fastball.

Williams says Harrigan can bring it. But his control needs work.

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Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., enters her third year as the Democrats’ skipper. She’s the first woman to manage the team.

Women first played in the game in 1993. Former Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., along with former Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and current Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., broke the gender barrier. Both Lincoln and Cantwell played as House Members. Sanchez appeared in 11 games and is one of the best women to suit up. She hit .455, going 5-11 with two walks.

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Sanchez bleeds Dodger blue. She historically wears a Fernando Valenzuela jersey while managing. Valenzuela was one of the most iconic Dodgers of all time, capturing the 1981 Cy Young Award with his screwball as «Fernandomania» seized southern California. Valenzuela died last fall.

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Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., coaches the Democrats. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

But Sanchez used to pull for the «California» Angels – now the Los Angeles Angels. Sanchez switched her allegiance from the Halos to the Dodgers after the Angels let Nolan Ryan escape to the Houston Astros in late 1979.

One wonders how Sanchez would have felt if she were a New York Mets fan back when they traded Ryan to the Angels?

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Sanchez’s success at the plate hasn’t followed her into the Democrats’ dugout. Republicans have captured the last four contests – including the two which Sanchez managed. Republicans pounded the Democrats last year, 31-11. The GOP topped the Democrats 16-6 in 2023. There was no game in 2020 due to the pandemic. So the Democrats haven’t won since 2019. Republicans hold a 38-23 advantage in the «modern» era of the game. They began playing the Congressional game in 1909. But late House Speaker Sam Rayburn, D-Texas, halted the game because it became too violent.

There was a legendary collision at home plate in the 1956 game. Late Rep. Charles Curtis, R-Mo., was catching for the GOP. Rep. Olin «Tiger» Teague, D-Texas, steamrolled Curtis at the plate. Teague is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. But Teague buried Curtis at home in that game. Orderlies hauled Curtis off the old Griffith Stadium field on a stretcher.

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Lawmakers resumed the game in 1962.

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With her party hemorrhaging talent on the mound in recent years, Sanchez may be buoyed by an influx of freshmen – like Rep. John Mannion, D-N.Y. – in this year’s showdown. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Sanchez is buoyed by at least four new freshmen – or rookies – on her club. Reps. Dave Min, D-Calif., Derek Tran, D-Calif., John Mannion, D-N.Y., and Johnny Olszewski, D-Md.

«Our principal weakness has been not a lot of depth to our bullpen. And this year we’ve got a couple of freshmen that can throw. So we’re hoping that with those additions, we can do a lot better this year,» said Sanchez.

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Expect Mannion to work in relief.

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Like most Major League clubs, the Democrats need pitching.

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«We had a great run for a little while when Cedric Richmond was on the mound,» said House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., who pitches, catches and plays infield for the Democrats.

Former Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., is one of the greatest players in Congressional Baseball Game history. He pitched in college. He threw 80-mph-plus to stymie fellow lawmakers. Richmond boasted an 8-0 record and a miniscule 2.64 ERA.

But Richmond left Congress to work for former President Biden in 2021. The Democrats haven’t been formidable since.

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Former Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., was one of the best baseball players to have ever seen the halls of Congress. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Heading into Wednesday’s contest, Sanchez teased that her goal with the Republicans in the game is «making them cry.»

«But we come together and do something good for the area,» added Sanchez, noting the $2 million the game raises for children’s charities in the DC area.

But she concedes, «there’s always trash talk.»

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So Democrats try to escape from their slump. The Democrats haven’t won under Sanchez. But they’re oh-fer since House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took over in 2023.

«It’s my expectation that the Democratic comeback is going to begin in 2025 at the Congressional Baseball Game,» said Jeffries last week.

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But the Brooklyn Democrat said the same thing two years ago.

«I think this is the year for the big, Democratic comeback,» said Jeffries in June 2023.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has been hinging on a Democratic comeback for years. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

So, I questioned Jeffries in the Capitol corridors late last week.

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«You realize since you’ve been the Minority Leader that the Republicans have defeated the Democrats by a combined score of 47 to 1?» asked yours truly.

«I also realize that my record as an active member of the Congressional Baseball Game team, I believe, was 9-1,» replied Jeffries.

But is that because of Jeffries? Or Cedric Richmond?

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Statistics are paramount in baseball. Whether you’re scoring at home. Or using the Congressional Budget Office. Jeffries is 1-6 hitting in his nine games on the Democratic squad. That’s good for a .167 average. Well below the Mendoza Line. But he did swipe seven bases.

And this year, Democrats will again try to steal a win against a talented Republican club.

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Masivo ataque de Rusia contra Kiev y Odesa: al menos un muerto, múltiples heridos y daños a infraestructuras civiles

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Fuego y humo tras el ataque de un dron ruso a Ucrania, en Kiev, Ucrania, el 6 de junio de 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Las ciudades ucranianas de Kiev y Odesa fueron blanco de un nuevo ataque aéreo masivo lanzado por Rusia en la madrugada de este martes. La ofensiva, ejecutada con drones explosivos y misiles, dejó al menos un muerto, varios heridos y severos daños en infraestructuras civiles, según reportaron autoridades locales.

En Odesa, una persona murió y cuatro resultaron heridas cuando los ataques alcanzaron edificios residenciales, una maternidad y un centro de emergencias médicas, informó el gobernador regional Oleg Kiper. “El enemigo atacó Odesa masivamente con drones. Infraestructuras civiles sufrieron daños y hay incendios”, declaró. Indicó además que la maternidad fue evacuada a tiempo, lo que evitó víctimas en ese centro.

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En Kiev, el alcalde Vitali Klitschko informó que el ataque fue también de gran escala, instando a la población a buscar refugio. En los distritos de Darnitski y Obolonski, al menos dos personas resultaron heridas. Según el jefe de la administración militar de la capital, Timur Tkachenko, un edificio en el distrito de Shevchenskivski se incendió y dejó un herido adicional. Una periodista de la agencia AFP reportó haber escuchado al menos 12 explosiones y disparos de la defensa aérea en el centro de la ciudad.

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Personas se refugian en una estación de metro durante un ataque con drones rusos en Kiev, Ucrania (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)

El jefe de gabinete del presidente Volodimir Zelensky, Andrii Yermak, denunció la agresión y pidió mayores sanciones y apoyo militar.

Rusia miente todos los días sobre su deseo de paz y ataca a las personas todos los días. Es hora de imponer sanciones. Hora de apoyar a Ucrania con armas. Hora de demostrar que la democracia tiene poder”, escribió en Telegram.

Según la fuerza aérea ucraniana, entre la noche del domingo y la madrugada del lunes Rusia lanzó 479 drones explosivos en lo que constituye el mayor bombardeo nocturno con drones desde el inicio de la guerra. También se dispararon al menos 20 misiles hacia distintas regiones del país. Las defensas aéreas ucranianas reportaron la intercepción de 277 drones y 19 misiles, aunque 10 lograron alcanzar sus objetivos. Las cifras no pudieron ser verificadas de manera independiente.

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Expertos policiales trabajan en el lugar del ataque aéreo ruso, en medio de la ofensiva de Rusia contra Ucrania, en Zaporizhzhia (REUTERS/Stringer)

En paralelo, los esfuerzos diplomáticos siguen sin avances significativos. La única señal de cooperación fue el anuncio conjunto del lunes de un nuevo intercambio de prisioneros de guerra entre Ucrania y Rusia. El proceso se realizará en los próximos días, pero ninguna de las partes reveló la cantidad de soldados implicados, alegando razones de seguridad.

El acuerdo fue resultado de la segunda ronda de negociaciones directas celebrada el 2 de junio en Estambul, donde se pactó liberar a todos los prisioneros gravemente heridos, enfermos y menores de 25 años. También se alcanzó un compromiso para el intercambio de varios miles de cuerpos de soldados fallecidos en combate.

Más allá de ese acuerdo limitado, las negociaciones de paz permanecen bloqueadas. Rusia exige que Ucrania renuncie a ingresar en la OTAN y ceda los territorios que Moscú afirma haber anexionado. Además, el Kremlin ha rechazado una propuesta ucraniana —respaldada por aliados europeos— de una tregua incondicional de 30 días, al considerar que facilitaría el rearme de Kiev.

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Bomberos trabajan en el lugar del ataque de un dron ruso, en medio del ataque de Rusia a Ucrania, en Kiev, Ucrania, el 6 de junio de 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Por su parte, Ucrania sostiene que cualquier acuerdo de alto el fuego debe ir acompañado de un retiro total de las tropas rusas y de garantías de seguridad por parte de sus aliados occidentales, incluyendo presencia militar o tratados formales.

El conflicto, iniciado en febrero de 2022, ha convertido a ciudades como Kiev y Odesa en blancos casi diarios de ataques aéreos. La reciente intensificación de bombardeos rusos coincide con una renovada ofensiva terrestre en el este y noreste del país, donde, según Zelensky, “la situación es muy difícil”.

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Mientras las negociaciones de paz directas, celebradas en Estambul, no han producido avances sustanciales, el conflicto sigue escalando. Rusia ha reiterado que no detendrá su ofensiva hasta que se cumplan sus condiciones. La comunidad internacional, entre tanto, expresa preocupación por el impacto humanitario, especialmente en zonas densamente pobladas como Kiev y Odesa.

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Las redadas contra inmigrantes en Los Ángeles: un conflicto a medida para la estrategia de Donald Trump

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Es la lucha que el presidente Donald Trump había estado esperando: un enfrentamiento con uno de sus principales rivales políticos en un Estado profundamente demócrata sobre una cuestión fundamental para su programa político.

Al ignorar la autoridad del gobernador demócrata de California, Gavin Newsom, para llamar a la Guardia Nacional con el fin de sofocar las protestas en Los Ángeles contra los esfuerzos de su gobierno para deportar a más migrantes, Trump está sobrepasando los límites de la autoridad presidencial y avivando las críticas que señalan que exacerba la situación para obtener beneficios políticos.

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Las autoridades locales y estatales no habían pedido ayuda para hacer frente a las protestas dispersas que estallaron tras una redada de migración el viernes. Pero Trump y sus principales ayudantes se inclinaron el domingo por la confrontación con los líderes de California, al presentar las manifestaciones como una amenaza existencial para el país y poner en marcha una agresiva respuesta federal que, a su vez, desencadenó nuevas protestas en toda la ciudad.

Cuando más manifestantes salieron a las calles, el presidente escribió en las redes sociales que Los Ángeles estaba siendo “invadida y ocupada” por “turbas violentas e insurrectas”, y ordenó a tres de los principales funcionarios de su gabinete que tomaran las medidas necesarias para “liberar a Los Ángeles de la Invasión Migrante”.

“Nadie va a escupir a nuestros policías. Nadie va a escupir a nuestros militares”, dijo Trump a los periodistas mientras se dirigía a Camp David el pasado domingo, aunque no estaba claro si se habían producido incidentes de ese tipo. “Si eso ocurre, reciben un golpe muy duro”.

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El presidente declinó decir si pensaba invocar la Ley de Insurrección de 1807, que permite el uso de soldados federales en suelo nacional para sofocar una rebelión.

Pero en cualquier caso, añadió, “vamos a tener soldados por todas partes”. A su vez, Stephen Miller, subjefe de gabinete de la Casa Blanca, publicó en las redes sociales que “ésta es una lucha para salvar la civilización”.

La decisión de Trump de desplegar al menos 2.000 miembros de la Guardia Nacional de California es el último ejemplo de su voluntad y, en ocasiones, de su afán por hacer añicos las normas para perseguir sus objetivos políticos y saltarse los límites del poder presidencial. El último presidente que envió a la Guardia Nacional a una operación nacional sin que lo solicitara el gobernador del Estado, Lyndon B. Johnson, lo hizo en 1965, para proteger a los manifestantes por los derechos civiles en Alabama.

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Sin embargo, los ayudantes y aliados del presidente afirman que lo que ocurre en Los Ángeles constituye una síntesis casi perfecta del motivo por el que Trump fue elegido en noviembre. “No podría estar más claro”, dijo Newt Gingrich, expresidente republicano de la Cámara de Representantes y aliado de Trump, quien señaló que el mandatario se había enfocado en la aplicación de las leyes de migración desde 2015.

“Un bando está por hacer cumplir la ley y proteger a los estadounidenses, y el otro por defender a los ilegales y estar del lado de quien infringe la ley”.

En las redes sociales, Trump, sus ayudantes y aliados han intentado enmarcar las manifestaciones contra los funcionarios migratorios en sus propios términos. Han compartido imágenes y videos de los episodios más violentos —centrándose especialmente en ejemplos de manifestantes que arremetían contra los agentes federales— aunque muchos de ellos seguían siendo pacíficos. Las autoridades también se centraron en los manifestantes que ondeaban banderas de otros países, como México y El Salvador, como prueba de una invasión extranjera.

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“Los delincuentes extranjeros ilegales y las turbas violentas llevan días provocando incendios, arrojando piedras contra vehículos y atacando a las fuerzas del orden federales”, dijo Karoline Leavitt, vocera de la Casa Blanca.

Newsom, a quien el presidente se refiere como “Newscum” (“escoria nueva”, en inglés), ha sido durante mucho tiempo un enemigo para Trump, quien en repetidas ocasiones ha señalado a California y a su líder como emblema de los fracasos del Partido Demócrata.

“Esperábamos esto, nos preparamos para esto”, dijo Newsom en un comunicado a The New York Times. “Esto no es sorprendente: para que ellos triunfen, California debe fracasar, y por eso van a intentar todo lo que hay en su trillado libro de jugadas a pesar de las pruebas en su contra”.

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