Op-Eds
March 25, 2025
Excerpted from While Trump Sows Division, Women Leaders Chart a Path Forward for Democacy:
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump gave an address to Congress—the longest in recent history, at over 90 minutes of speaking time. Despite the lengthy speech, the president did not address the most pressing issues for most Americans: the skyrocketing cost of groceries, plummeting retirement funds, uncertainty in the job market, obstruction of voting access and dismantling the civil rights and public programs millions of individuals rely on.
Instead, Trump chose to make harmful remarks about the country’s most vulnerable populations. He blamed immigrants and trans people for rising corruption in towns and schools, respectively. He denied the fact that gender-affirming care is beneficial for a person’s mental health. He praised his Department of Government Efficiency in systemically removing language pertaining to women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities and many other marginalized groups.
Some members of Congress took a bold stance during the address to Congress—directly calling out the president’s policies in the room where it happens. Others are taking action in their own communities, organizing town halls and giving members of the public a chance to speak out. Regardless of their vote last November, many Americans are worried about this increasingly volatile political period.
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