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Democratic political strategist David Axelrod admitted that his party reacted 
poorly to President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday.

Axelrod appeared on a CNN panel alongside other commentators on Tuesday night 
after Trump’s address. In a back-and-forth with CNN commentator Scott 
Jennings, Axelrod said Democratic lawmakers in the joint session should have 
been more respectful to the president and more positive toward the speech.

“I will say, I thought Democrats, I thought that was – I think there were 
times when they should have risen. I think what Al Green did was despicable. 
I liked Elissa Slotkin’s speech. I think that’s where Democrats should go,” 
Axelrod said.

	David Axelrod: "I think there were times when [Democrats] should've 
	risen. I think what Al Green did was despicable." 
	pic.twitter.com/TFKj81Kjfx

	— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 5, 2025

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) delivered the Democrats’ response to Trump’s 
address. Jennings said that Slotkin’s speech, no matter how well-received it 
may be, will not matter because of the Democrats’ antics.

“I’m sure she is a very nice person. None of this will be remembered because 
this was a horrific night for the opposition party regardless of how well she 
just spoke,” Jennings said.

“It started out with Al Green getting thrown off the House floor because he 
couldn’t keep his emotions under control. Then they had the ridiculous 
paddles, which now social media is roasting,” he continued.

“And maybe most terribly, the Democrats who couldn’t find it in their heart 
to stand for objectively good things – including the 95-year-old mother of 
Marc Fogel and Marc, who got rescued from a Russian prison – and they 
couldn’t even stand up for that,” he said.

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was removed from the chamber for refusing to stop 
shouting at the dias and the president after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-
LA) tried to restore decorum. After an outcry from Democrats minutes into 
Trump’s speech, Green refused to return to his seat.

Johnson eventually ordered the sergeant-at-arms to escort Green from the 
chamber.

“Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption 
of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant-at-arms to restore 
order. Remove this gentleman from the chamber,” Johnson said.


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