Psaki says Democrats fail to address what voters 'actually care about,' need to 'break some s---'
2025-02-15
Category: political

MSNBC host and former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki declared she has "retired from the world of Democratic messaging" and lectured the party on how they failed to reach voters in 2024 and continue to fail. "I feel like when Democrats, and including people who are on television in a variety of ways, were saying things like, ‘Authoritarianism is under threat and democracy is on the ballot,’ I think we were speaking in a manner that was so academic and Ivory Tower, it wasn't talking about a lot of the things people actually care about," Psaki argued while appearing on comedian Jon Stewart's "The Weekly Show" podcast.&nbsp; She went on to say, "So, I don't know that people voted against democracy, I think they voted in some ways against protection of status-quo and kind of the disconnected academic Ivory Tower elite language that is too often used by Democrats, sometimes on cable television."&nbsp; Psaki added that one of her takeaways going forward was to "cross authoritarianism and oligarchy out of every script. Nobody talks this way." DEMOCRATS ELECT NEW CHAIR WHO BRANDED TRUMP A 'TRAITOR' AS PARTY AIMS TO REBOUND FROM DISASTROUS 2024 ELECTION  Psaki also expressed frustration that Democrats aren't pushing back enough on the Trump administration cutting programs and explaining how it will directly affect the lives of even people who want to downsize the government. "But that seems obvious, Jen! So why are they not doing it?" Stewart replied. Psaki responded with a sigh and said, "I wish I knew the answer to that question." "That is the most painful sigh I've ever heard," Stewart said. "I've retired from the world of Democratic messaging in some ways," Psaki said.&nbsp; After wondering about whether the current state of affairs is a "punishment" from the voters against the Democrats, Stewart said that he still does not see an "understanding" from the party "of how they ended up in this position." "I don't see that yet, either," Psaki replied. ROGAN MOCKS DEMOCRATS FOR ‘NOT COURSE CORRECTING AT ALL’ IN MONTHS AFTER LOSS TO TRUMP  Stewart later noted he leans towards progressive politicians like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and argued, "I’ve been shocked by how un-democratic the Democratic Party can be," such as by "putting their foot on the scales" to help Hillary Clinton against Sanders in 2016. Psaki said after Democrats "lost everything," are out of power and in control of nothing, the time has come for the party to "break some s---." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP