Democratic political strategist David Axelrod admitted that his party reacted poorly to President Donald Trump�s speech on Tuesday.

Axelrod appeared on a CNN panel alongside other commentators on Tuesday night after Trump�s address. In a back-and-forth with CNN commentator Scott
Jennings, Axelrod said Democratic lawmakers in the joint session should have been more respectful to the president and more positive toward the speech.

�I will say, I thought Democrats, I thought that was � I think there were
times when they should have risen. I think what Al Green did was despicable.
I liked Elissa Slotkin�s speech. I think that�s where Democrats should go,� Axelrod said.

David Axelrod: "I think there were times when [Democrats] should've
risen. I think what Al Green did was despicable."
pic.twitter.com/TFKj81Kjfx

� Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 5, 2025

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) delivered the Democrats� response to Trump�s address. Jennings said that Slotkin�s speech, no matter how well-received it may be, will not matter because of the Democrats� antics.

�I�m sure she is a very nice person. None of this will be remembered because this was a horrific night for the opposition party regardless of how well she just spoke,� Jennings said.

�It started out with Al Green getting thrown off the House floor because he couldn�t keep his emotions under control. Then they had the ridiculous
paddles, which now social media is roasting,� he continued.

�And maybe most terribly, the Democrats who couldn�t find it in their heart
to stand for objectively good things � including the 95-year-old mother of
Marc Fogel and Marc, who got rescued from a Russian prison � and they
couldn�t even stand up for that,� he said.

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was removed from the chamber for refusing to stop
shouting at the dias and the president after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-
LA) tried to restore decorum. After an outcry from Democrats minutes into Trump�s speech, Green refused to return to his seat.

Johnson eventually ordered the sergeant-at-arms to escort Green from the chamber.

�Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption
of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant-at-arms to restore
order. Remove this gentleman from the chamber,� Johnson said.


--
"The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation to secure the border -- but it turned out that all we really
needed was a new president"

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)