CNN Senior Political Analyst Nia-Malika Henderson questioned on Wednesday whether anyone would care about Democrats winning the House of Representatives in 2026, saying President Donald Trump would have already “dismantled” multiple federal agencies by then.
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York has come under fire from left-wing media figures and Democrats in Congress over his decision to break a filibuster of the GOP-backed spending bill, with Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland calling for Schumer’s replacement as leader of Senate Democrats Tuesday. Henderson questioned how Democrats could even “win” a fight with Trump.
“I mean, that’s the thing. How do you fight Donald Trump and win? How do you put a roadblock up to what he’s doing? Is waiting really the right strategy, right?” Henderson asked “Inside Politics” guest host Manu Raju. “And you — you hit on this, I think, on one of your shows. You look at the Democratic brand, right? It’s taken such a hit. If you look at the numbers, what is it, like 29 percent or something have a favorable view of the party. And — and that is damaging.”
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Polls from NBC and CNN showed that less than a third of respondents had a favorable view of the Democratic Party, while the majority expressed disapproval of the party.
“I don’t know that waiting is necessarily the right strategy. And also, so what if they win back the House by a narrow margin in 2026, who cares?” Henderson continued. “So much is going to be done in — in the interim. The party will be sort of out to lunch. There’s so many agencies dismantled and so much damage done to America’s reputation and possibly the economy that, oh, great, you won the House.”
Since Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a Jan. 20 executive order, the department has swiftly cut billions in spending from federal agencies, identifying an average of $714.29 per taxpayer in savings, according to its website.
DOGE’s efforts to rein in rogue government agencies, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Social Security Administration (SSA), have been challenged in courts with mixed results. A federal judge recently blocked a memo sent to federal agencies instructing them to dismiss thousands of probationary workers, while other courts have allowed DOGE to carry out its activities.
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