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Fox News
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Progressive Democrats urge transparency from the Trump administration on Jeffrey Epstein
Former DNC vice chair David Hogg, DNC vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta and Rep. Ro Khanna spoke with Fox News Digital about the so-called Epstein files. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy)
Fox News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
DNC vice chair compares President Trump to notorious segregationists during heated town hall event
The DNC's vice chair appeared to liken President Donald Trump to Jim Crow-era segregationists and warned of impending strife during a Philadelphia town hall alongside former Rep. Beto O'Rourke. Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, who survived a June re-vote of DNC leadership that saw the departure of David Hogg, warmed up the crowd in America's sixth-largest city by drawing comparisons between the racial strife of the past and Trump's style of governance. Speaking about "would-be autocrats and would-be kings," Kenyatta remarked that "these guys are a--holes, but they're not super creative." He said such "would-be kings" – alluding to Trump – rely on "historical revisionism" in the style of 1930s book-burnings and censorship of websites to "forget who we are as Americans." "This is not, in fact, the first time we've had to deal with a guy like the one in the White House," Kenyatta said. He said it is key for Americans to remember the protests of female suffragists, civil rights leaders like the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and people who demonstrated at New York's Stonewall bar for gay rights. "They found themselves in a moment just like we find ourselves where they didn't know the end of the story," the Democratic Party leader went on. "We now benefit from knowing the end of the story – but what they all knew for certain was that there were dogs at the end of the damn bridge, that there was fire hoses at the bridge, that they were going to be losing their jobs and have to move out of their communities…" He noted how then-Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner Theophilus "Bull" Connor used fire hoses and dogs on civil rights protesters in the mid-20th century. "That is where we are right now in our moment of the story. We can see the dogs. We can see the firehoses," he claimed. "And we have a guy, whenever he's not hanging out on Epstein's Island, who is saying some version of 'segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever'," he said of Trump. The latter half of Kenyatta's sentence referenced former Alabama Democratic Gov. George Wallace's campaign slogan of the 1960s. "But I don't know about each and every one of you, but I am not bowing to a damn king. I'm certainly not kissing the ring of a king," Kenyatta fumed. "And we have a bad relationship in Philadelphia with kings, and we're not changing that relationship now." O'Rourke, whose last electoral effort -- to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz -- failed, told the crowd that Republicans in places like Texas feel too comfortable that they need to "show up for anything" their constituents want. He pointed to efforts to redistrict mid-decade there, and said Democrats need to take that cue no matter how uncomfortable they might feel about violating norms. "[S]tates that have the power to do so, that're led by Democrats right now, must also redistrict to add Democratic advantage; in California where we can pick up some seats," he said. "And I know that there are some of you old-line, old-school Democrats -- and I used to be one of them -- who were like, hey, wait a second, this isn't right, this is how it's supposed to work." "Well, f--- how it supposed to work, we need to win political power," O'Rourke fumed. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
The Hill
10-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
DNC vice chair reveals plans to win back young voters, counter trump's agenda
DNC Vice Chair and Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) joins to discuss the future of the Democratic Party, plus, he weighs in on Zohran Mamdani's win to be NYC's Democratic mayoral candidate.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DNC elects vice chair to replace David Hogg as Democrat Party rift rages on
Shasti Conrad, Washington State Democratic Party Chair, was elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday, ending the months-long David Hogg controversy in which the 25-year-old progressive bowed out from party leadership. The second voting period for the DNC's "any gender" vice chair election ended Friday night as Conrad picked up the majority of votes cast by DNC members. Earlier in the week, candidates failed to secure a majority and Jeanna Repass was eliminated during the first round of voting. Hogg announced his exit from DNC leadership after members voted last week to uphold the Credentials Committee's resolution proposed by longtime Democratic Party activist, Kalyn Free, to host a re-election for two vice-chair positions, which Hogg and DNC vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta won during the Feb. 1 party elections. "I'm honored to serve as Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee and am deeply grateful to the members who placed their trust in me," Conrad said in a statement. "This was the longest election in DNC history, and every vote cast reflected our shared belief in building a stronger, more inclusive Democratic Party." 'Distraction': The Democratic Party Is Ready To Leave Their David Hogg Drama In The Dust DNC Chair Ken Martin celebrated her win, describing Conrad as a "trailblazer who understands the importance of championing our communities and doing the hard work on the ground to help Democrats win up and down the ballot." Read On The Fox News App Dnc Chair Ripped David Hogg Over Party Infighting In Leaked Meeting Audio: 'Really Frustrating' Kenyatta told Fox News Digital after Hogg's exit that the re-election drama has prevented the DNC from being "singularly focused." "We've spent a lot of time talking about procedural nonsense within the DNC. I promise you nobody cares about that, and nobody wants to talk about it as little as I do. I want us to get refocused," Kenyatta said. Hogg agreed, writing in a lengthy X statement that he was stepping down from the DNC, "so the party can focus on what really matters." But Hogg ignited internal Democratic Party divisions this year through his $20 million plan to primary challenge vulnerable incumbent Democrats he said were "asleep at the wheel." The plan, through his outside political action group, Leaders We Deserve, exposed an apparent rift with Martin, who gave Hogg the ultimatum to either forego his political influence through his PAC or give up his DNC leadership position. And the young progressive's departure did little to stall headlines about the Democratic Party's disarray, as this week DNC officials criticized Martin's leadership and The New York Times reported officials had considered borrowing money to pay the bills this year. Earlier this week, The New York Times also first reported that two top union leaders had departed the DNC. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, declined offers to stay on as at-large members of the DNC. "I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more and more of our communities," Weingarten, the education leader and longtime voice in Democratic politics, said in a letter Martin that is now circulating on social media. Hogg's decision to leave the DNC followed a damning Politico report, which included leaked audio from a Zoom meeting of Martin lamenting over Hogg's fallout at the DNC, claiming it had made it harder for Democrats to do their jobs and for Martin to demonstrate his ability to lead. "I don't think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to. So, it's really frustrating," Martin said. The DNC on Friday touted raising nearly $40 million in its first four months under Martin, which the committee credited to "grassroots donors who are fired up to elect Democrats and defeat Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans' billionaire-first agenda." "Powered by our grassroots community, the DNC has just set a new record for most money raised in the first four months under a new Chair — ever. What matters is winning elections, making Democrats competitive everywhere, expanding our tent, and putting our party on the right path," Martin said, in part. Free submitted her complaint following the DNC's Feb. 1 officer elections, in which Hogg and Kenyatta were elected vice chairs. She claimed the DNC's tabulation method violated the charter's provision and parliamentary procedure and "discriminated against three women of color candidates." "This was never about Malcolm Kenyatta or David Hogg," Free told Fox News Digital after the Credentials Committee elevated her complaint before the full DNC. "For me, this was about ensuring that the Democratic Party lives up to our ideals as the only political party to believe in and stand up for election integrity and a free and fair democracy." The Democratic Party maintained that the vice-chair re-election had nothing to do with the primary controversy Hogg stirred up earlier this year, but Hogg slammed the vote as a "fast-track" effort to remove him from party leadership. Fox News' Paige Dukeman contributed to this report. Original article source: DNC elects vice chair to replace David Hogg as Democrat Party rift rages on
Fox News
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
DNC elects vice chair to replace David Hogg as Democrat Party rift rages on
Shasti Conrad, Washington State Democratic Party Chair, was elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday, ending the months-long David Hogg controversy in which the 25-year-old progressive bowed out from party leadership. The second voting period for the DNC's "any gender" vice chair election ended Friday night as Free OR Conrad picked up the majority of votes cast by DNC members. Earlier in the week, candidates failed to secure a majority and Jeanna Repass was eliminated during the first round of voting. Hogg announced his exit from DNC leadership after members voted last week to uphold the Credentials Committee's resolution proposed by Kalyn Free to host a re-election for two vice-chair positions, which Hogg and DNC vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta won during the Feb. 1 party elections. Kenyatta told Fox News Digital after Hogg's exit that the re-election drama has prevented the DNC from being "singularly focused." "We've spent a lot of time talking about procedural nonsense within the DNC. I promise you nobody cares about that, and nobody wants to talk about it as little as I do. I want us to get refocused," Kenyatta said. Hogg agreed, writing in a lengthy X statement that he was stepping down from the DNC, "so the party can focus on what really matters." But Hogg ignited internal Democratic Party divisions this year through his $20 million plan to primary challenge vulnerable incumbent Democrats he said were "asleep at the wheel." The plan, through his outside political action group, Leaders We Deserve, exposed an apparent rift with DNC Chair Ken Martin, who gave Hogg the ultimatum to either forego his political influence through his PAC or give up his DNC leadership position. And the young progressive's departure did little to stall headlines about the Democratic Party's disarray, as this week DNC officials criticized Martin's leadership and The New York Times reported officials had considered borrowing money to pay the bills this year. Earlier this week, The New York Times also first reported that two top union leaders had departed the DNC. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, declined offers to stay on as at-large members of the DNC. "I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more and more of our communities," Weingarten, the education leader and longtime voice in Democratic politics, said in a letter Martin that is now circulating on social media. Hogg's decision to leave the DNC followed a damning Politico report, which included leaked audio from a Zoom meeting of Martin lamenting over Hogg's fallout at the DNC, claiming it had made it harder for Democrats to do their jobs and for Martin to demonstrate his ability to lead. "I don't think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to. So, it's really frustrating," Martin said. Free submitted her complaint following the DNC's Feb. 1 officer elections, in which Hogg and Kenyatta were elected vice chairs. She claimed the DNC's tabulation method violated the charter's provision and parliamentary procedure and "discriminated against three women of color candidates." "This was never about Malcolm Kenyatta or David Hogg," Free told Fox News Digital after the Credentials Committee elevated her complaint before the full DNC. "For me, this was about ensuring that the Democratic Party lives up to our ideals as the only political party to believe in and stand up for election integrity and a free and fair democracy." The Democratic Party maintained that the vice-chair re-election had nothing to do with the primary controversy Hogg stirred up earlier this year, but Hogg slammed the vote as a "fast-track" effort to remove him from party leadership.
