The Thread That Links Affordability to Accountability

Isaac Stanley-Becker: “Eight years ago, Democrats harnessed popular anger at Donald Trump to take control of the House. Promising to curb the administration’s excesses, they issued a pile of subpoenas and held Cabinet members in contempt. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan famously vowed to ‘impeach the motherfucker.’ They tried that, twice. In the end, many congressional Democrats concluded, the exercise only hardened partisan allegiances and handed Trump a foil to run against in 2020 and again in 2024.”

“Democrats think this time will be different. It’s not just that their margin in last week’s midterms was bigger, but that economic discontent lets them tie their investigations to their promise to address the cost of living. Pursuing the Trump family for self-dealing, they intend to argue, serves a higher aim—rectifying a political system rigged toward the rich.

Said Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA): “One thing that’s important for people to recognize is that accountability and taking on corruption will make the lives of American families more affordable. It will stop the Trumps from stealing from you and giving to themselves.”