Democratic strategist David Axelrod told CNN he is open to President-elect Donald Trump succeeding during his second term, telling CNN anchor Anderson Cooper on Monday night that he would be happy if Trump could accomplish much of his agenda.
“Donald Trump said he was going to lower commodity prices very quickly. He said he was going to take care of the border, he was going to reduce crime, he was going to end the war, he was going to do a lot of things. If he did everything, God made it good for him and good for the country.”
While making his point, the former Obama advisor criticized the late conservative radio host, Rush Limbaugh, for wishing former President Barack Obama You will fail In the office.
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Democratic strategist David Axelrod told Anderson Cooper that he supports Trump's success on much of his second-term agenda. (Screenshot/CNN)
“I was appalled in 2009 when Barack Obama took office, and on that very day Rush Limbaugh told the nation that he was rooting for Obama to fail,” Axelrod said, suggesting he would not support Trump's political demise.
the A prominent democratic figure He suggested he would be supportive of the next president, especially if he seeks common ground with Democratic lawmakers. However, Axelrod said he was concerned that Trump would not concede his grievances with the opposing party in government to allow such cooperation.
“And if there are places where Democrats and Republicans can cooperate, that's a positive thing,” he said, adding, “The truth is that he has not in the past shown a particular desire to want to work with Democrats. If you read his social media feeds, that's pretty clear — even present day.”
“It would be appropriate for him, just as Democrats do, to say, ‘I have bigger things to do than air my grievances and go after my enemies. “I want to work with people wherever I can. And let's see if he does that.”
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In a recent New York Times article, Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., urged his party to turn over a new leaf and compromise with President-elect Trump rather than resist his agenda. (Craig Ruttleball/Getty Images)
Axelrod continued, offering some advice to Trump and Democrats.
Other prominent Democratic figures urged bipartisan cooperation during Trump's second term, with some going so far as to say that the party's continued resistance to Trump's agenda during the first term would be a “mistake.”
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In a New York Times article published on New Year's Day, Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., said, You made the point“As a Democratic member of Congress,” he wrote, “I know that my party will be tempted to hold strong against Mr. Trump at every turn: uniting against his bills, obstructing his nominees, and stalling the machinery of the House and Senate. That would be a mistake.”
Like Axelrod, Suozzi expressed doubt that Trump would cooperate with those across the aisle, but noted that if Trump was looking to negotiate with Democratic lawmakers, they should “meet him halfway instead of being the party of no.”
